After worshipping him duly, returned to him the great celestial bow Gandiva. Yudhishthira went on his journey and did not look back when one afier the other of his brothers, including Draupadi dropped down dead. Thus is told the seventeenth Parva, called, Mahaprasthanika.
ददौ संपूज्य तद्दिव्यं गाण्डीवं धनुरुत्तमम्। यत्र भ्रातृन्निपतितान् द्रौपदी च युधिष्ठिरः॥ दृष्ट्वा हित्वा जगामैव सर्वाननवलोकयन्। एतत्सप्तदशं पर्व महाप्रस्थानिकं स्मृतम्॥