It was the full-moon day (Purnima) of month Jaishtha. When the sun was just above head at noon, the blessing of Dharma bloomed in Pandu and Kunti's life. The son of Dharma was born, filling the little cottage of Shatashringa Parvat with the light of his appearance.
He was born with the effects of both the summer sun and full-grown moon. Hence both sun's Tej and moon's tenderness were combined in his character. He was going to be firm in his own ideals as well as soft and kind at his heart. As a baby of Jyeshthaa star, he was supposed to be very clean in his mind and very sober too. But these good qualities would not be noticed by others as people born in Jyeshthaa star do not believe in show.
However, the new parents were not worried to learn their child's future at that moment. They were still immersed in the bliss, holding the baby in their loving arms. The arrival of his firstborn overwhelmed Pandu with a heavenly pleasure he had never experienced before. Seeing the delicate face of the child he discovered himself as the happiest person on earth.
"Welcome to this beautiful lap of Mother Earth, son!" Pandu murmured, "You have brought wealth of three worlds to your forest-dweller father! Be blessed, my child, be blessed forever!"
Kunti's eyes stuck to her son's face. What a beautiful baby it was! His fair complexion was like purified gold. His eyes were like lotus petals, and little lips were like flower-bud. His face was shining like sun as well as soothing like moonlight.
Mother Kunti gifted the baby her first kiss as a divine voice was heard:
Esha Dharmabhritam shreshtho bhabishyati na samshyah
Yudhishthira iti khyatah Pandoh prathamajah sutah
Bhabita prathito raja trishu lokeshu vishrutah
Yathasa tejasa chaiva vrittena cha samanwitah
[This boy will be the greatest in following Dharma in his life, there is no doubt in this. This first son of Pandu will be known as Yudhishthir. He will be a great King whose fame will spread in the three worlds. His character will shine with the combination of good qualities.]
Unlike other divine children of Mahabharat, this child did not get any special advantage for being Dharma Dev's son. His divine father did not give him any divine armour or divine weapon, did not bless him with a boon of immortality, did not supply him energy of 10000 elephants. He just gave him the name, "Yudhishthir" which carries all his blessings with the unspoken message, "Son, be calm and steady in all the struggles of your life, be sthir in yuddha, then only you will win your battles."
And that was the best gift a father could give his son.
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