Forest of the Mahabharata
Dvaitavana
द्वैतवन
Exile residence
Dvaitavana: Exile residence, located at coordinates 29.00°N, 74.50°E.
Key Facts
| Type | Forest |
|---|---|
| Sanskrit name | द्वैतवन |
| Coordinates | 29.00°N, 74.50°E |
| Significance | Exile residence |
About Dvaitavana
Another forest residence during the Pandavas' exile. Named after the twin trees. Placed near the lower Saraswati (Ghaggar) region, southwest of Kurukshetra.
Why it matters: Exile residence
Details
- Meaning
- Forest of the twins
- Tests
- Yudhishthira was tested by Dharma here
- Stories
- Many stories narrated here
On the Map
Dvaitavana sits at 29.00°N, 74.50°E.
View on the full mapEvents at Dvaitavana
- Draupadi's Divine SariYear -24During exile, Sage Durvasa visits with thousands of disciples. Draupadi uses the Akshaya Patra and Krishna's blessing to feed them all.
- Durvasa Miraculously FedYear -24Krishna eats one grain of rice and miraculously satisfies Durvasa and his ten thousand disciples.
- Draupadi and Satyabhama's ConversationYear -24During Krishna's visit in exile, his wife Satyabhama asks Draupadi how she manages five husbands and keeps them all devoted to her. Draupadi reveals her philosophy of wifehood.
- Arjuna's Exile YearYear -23After entering Draupadi's chamber while she was with Yudhishthira, Arjuna accepts a 12-year exile as penance. During this time he marries Ulupi and Chitrangada.
- Deer's Dream - Pandavas Lose Their Fire-sticksYear -20A deer that carries a brahmin's sacred fire-making sticks (arani) runs away with them caught in its antlers. The Pandavas chase it fruitlessly and collapse from exhaustion and thirst.
- The Ghosha YatraYear -20Duryodhana parades his wealth before the exiled Pandavas on the pretext of inspecting cattle, but the gandharva king Chitrasena routs his army and drags him off in bonds - until the Pandavas set him free.
- The King Who Became a DeerYear 11An emperor who renounced his throne for the forest comes within reach of liberation - then loses it through tender attachment to an orphaned fawn, and is reborn a deer. Across lifetimes he learns his lesson so thoroughly that, born human again, he deliberately plays a despised fool so nothing can bind him - until the day the 'idiot' bearer speaks, and a king discovers he is the wisest of sages.
Stories Set at Dvaitavana
The Questions of the Yaksha
The Test of the Lake of Death
Adventures in the Forest
Twelve Years of Pandava Exile
Draupadi's Trials in Exile
The Sari, the Sage, and a Question to a Queen
Arjuna's Wandering Year
Three Wives in Three Kingdoms
The Abduction of Draupadi
Jayadratha's Crime and the Five Tufts of Shame
The Ghosha Yatra
Duryodhana Goes to Mock the Exiles and Is Saved by Them
The King Who Became a Deer
Jada Bharata and the Snare of Attachment
The Terrible Guest
Durvasa and the single grain of rice
The Night Among the Danavas
Despair flattered into destiny
Chitrasena, Friend in Two Worlds
The arts master of heaven
The Argument in the Forest
A vow kept, or a vow used as an excuse
The Dream of the Deer
Subjects who could not petition, and did
The Prince Who Argued Against the Rod
Satyavan and his father on whether men should be killed
The Parrot and the Poisoned Tree
A bird that would not leave a dying host
The Tiger's Honest Minister
How a court disposes of the one man it needs
Dvaitavana, the Lake of Questions
The exile forest of hermits and reckonings
The River With Seven Names
Wherever she was called, she came
The Court of Sages at the Dvaita Lake
An exile that filled up with brahmanas instead of soldiers
When Forgiveness Is Not a Virtue
An angry queen quotes an asura grandfather at a patient king
The Queen Who Put God on Trial
A bird on a string, and a child breaking its toys
The Golden Plough
The sacrifice a king held because the one he wanted was forbidden him