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Shri Krishna's peace mission

The Pandava's emissary was insulted at the Kaurava's court by Duryodhana and Karna, but king Dhritarashtra, father of Duryodhana, anxious to avoid bloodshed sent his trusted adviser Sanjaya to speak to the Pandavas.

The Pandavas insisted that they were not in favour of war if the territory that was rightfully theirs was returned to them. Though everyone encouraged the Pandavas to fight for their rights, Krishna advised them to give the Kauravas a last chance and declared that he himself would go on a final peace mission to Dhritarashtra's court. Krishna, ever optimistic, thought he would be able to convince the Kauravas.

Krishna told the Pandavas, that a war only causes havoc in the lives of everyone and should be resorted to only as the final resort when no solution is found to the problem at hand and that too in the name of justice. Unfortunately when Duryodhana was given the message by Krishna who went as an envoy of the Pandavas to Hastinapura, instead of trying to compromise, he (Duryodhana)declared, "Pandavas will not receive even a needle-point of territory". To add to this, Duryodhana and his cohorts plotted to capture Krishna.


Krishna then revealed his divine form and thwarted their attempt. Any hope of a negotiated settlement was extinguished by this episode and both parties hurled headlong into war