Seeing his sister getting delayed, Hidimva set forth to the place where the Pandavas were sleeping. When the sister saw her brother coming, she asked Bhima to place them all on her back. She would be able to carry them away from her bother.
Bhima addressing Hidimva asked her not to panic. He said he would slay her brother and free the forest of him.
The brother having heard all this was angry at his sister and started cursing her for having betraying him. He said he would now kill her along with the humans.
Seeing the Rakshasha rush towards his sister, Bhima stepped in between. He addressed the Rakshasha saying he needed to first defeat Bhima and then touch the others. It was not of good conduct to strike a woman, especially someone who has been helpful. Bhima also acknowledged the fact that the Rakshashi had fallen in love with him and in that course she had not harmed anyone.
Hearing this, the rakshasha rushed towards Bhima. Bhima grasped him by his hands and flung him into the ground. It was like a fight between two wild bulls in the forest. Hearing the sounds, the Pandavas and Kunti woke up. They saw a frightened maiden before them. Kunti asked her who she was. The girl said that in the forest was a rakshasa, Hidimva. She unfortunately was his sister. Having seen Bhima, she had lost her heart to him. Now Bhima and Hidimva were battling each other.
Seeing Bhima fight, Arjuna said he would the Rakshasha with an arrow, but Bhima asked them to stay back and watch.
Bhima, feeling energetic after hearing his brothers killed the rakshasha.
Anxious that Duryodhana should not find them out, the Pandavas and Kunti decided to leave the spot. Hidimva, the rakshashi also decided to go along with them.
Bhima seeing Hidimva asked her to go away and be free. Hidimva then begged Kunti to let her stay. She said she had left her family and had decided to be with Bhima. If Bhima rejected her, she would have to kill herself.
Hearing her, Kunti and Yudhistira agreed. They told her they she was fine to have Bhima with her in the day, but she would have to bring Bhima back to them in the night. Bhima said he was fine and he would stay with Hidimva till a child was born. Once a child was born, she would then raise the child and Bhima would come back to the Pandavas.
Taking Bhima with her, Hidimva moved around. One day she discovered she was with child. Though the child was born from a human father, he looked terrible. The child, the moment he was born became big in shape. As his head was bald, looked like a pot (Ghata) they called him Ghatotkacha (pot headed).
Despite his looks, the child was very good at heart and soon became loved by the Pandavas.
Hidimva soon relaized it was time for her to leave. Promising that they would come whenever they were thought of of, they took the blessings of all and left.
The Pandavas then kept moving around. They moved from forest to forest, hunting for food when needed. They met many great sages in their wanderings and learnt as much as they could, from them.
Soon they reached the town of Ekachakra. Making sure that they were not recognizable, the Pandavas then entered the town.
Bhima addressing Hidimva asked her not to panic. He said he would slay her brother and free the forest of him.
The brother having heard all this was angry at his sister and started cursing her for having betraying him. He said he would now kill her along with the humans.
Seeing the Rakshasha rush towards his sister, Bhima stepped in between. He addressed the Rakshasha saying he needed to first defeat Bhima and then touch the others. It was not of good conduct to strike a woman, especially someone who has been helpful. Bhima also acknowledged the fact that the Rakshashi had fallen in love with him and in that course she had not harmed anyone.
Hearing this, the rakshasha rushed towards Bhima. Bhima grasped him by his hands and flung him into the ground. It was like a fight between two wild bulls in the forest. Hearing the sounds, the Pandavas and Kunti woke up. They saw a frightened maiden before them. Kunti asked her who she was. The girl said that in the forest was a rakshasa, Hidimva. She unfortunately was his sister. Having seen Bhima, she had lost her heart to him. Now Bhima and Hidimva were battling each other.
Seeing Bhima fight, Arjuna said he would the Rakshasha with an arrow, but Bhima asked them to stay back and watch.
Bhima, feeling energetic after hearing his brothers killed the rakshasha.
Anxious that Duryodhana should not find them out, the Pandavas and Kunti decided to leave the spot. Hidimva, the rakshashi also decided to go along with them.
Bhima seeing Hidimva asked her to go away and be free. Hidimva then begged Kunti to let her stay. She said she had left her family and had decided to be with Bhima. If Bhima rejected her, she would have to kill herself.
Hearing her, Kunti and Yudhistira agreed. They told her they she was fine to have Bhima with her in the day, but she would have to bring Bhima back to them in the night. Bhima said he was fine and he would stay with Hidimva till a child was born. Once a child was born, she would then raise the child and Bhima would come back to the Pandavas.
Taking Bhima with her, Hidimva moved around. One day she discovered she was with child. Though the child was born from a human father, he looked terrible. The child, the moment he was born became big in shape. As his head was bald, looked like a pot (Ghata) they called him Ghatotkacha (pot headed).
Despite his looks, the child was very good at heart and soon became loved by the Pandavas.
Hidimva soon relaized it was time for her to leave. Promising that they would come whenever they were thought of of, they took the blessings of all and left.
The Pandavas then kept moving around. They moved from forest to forest, hunting for food when needed. They met many great sages in their wanderings and learnt as much as they could, from them.
Soon they reached the town of Ekachakra. Making sure that they were not recognizable, the Pandavas then entered the town.
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