But it was Yudhishthira who gambled away his kingdom, his brothers, himself, and even his wife – writing himself into the history books, in a manner of speaking. When, in the forest, Droupadi asked him why he was not filled with anger and sought revenge against his cousins for having behaved in so despicable a manner, he repeatedly counselled forgiveness. That may well have been prompted by a pragmatic realization that the Pandavas were militarily weak and no match for the mighty Kouravas. It was thus that we get to Indralokabhigaman Parva, where Arjuna travels to Indraloka in a quest for celestial weapons.