37. The Humiliation of Duryodhan & Yudhishthir’s Mercy (Ghoshyatra Parva & Mrugswapnobhdav Parva)

Duryodhana marches to the forest with the intent to mock the Pandavas' poverty but ends up captured by the Gandharva king, Chitrasena. In a display of supreme Rajdharma, Yudhishthira orders his brothers to rescue their enemy, leaving Duryodhana alive but consumed by shame. The episode concludes with the Mrugswapnobhdav, where the animals of the forest appear in Yudhishthira’s dream, begging the Pandavas to leave so the ecosystem can recover from their hunting.