Bhima the cook: the Pandavas' year in hiding

Transcript

The strongest of the Pandavas once spent a whole year working as a cook. And nobody in that kitchen knew who he was. This is Beam and it's the 13th year of the Pandavas exile and it's called the Agithvas, the year they have to spend in hiding. And if anyone recognizes them, they have to start the whole exile all over again. So, before they walk into the city, they wrap all their weapons, even Arjun's bow, the Gandhi. They hide them up in a shami tree and they all take jobs in King Virata's palace. Yudhishthir plays dice with the King, Arjun teaches dance to the princess and the twins look after the horses and the cows. And Beam, who could take on a whole army, makes the food. So, for a whole year, the greatest warriors of that age are cooking and teaching dance in somebody else's palace. Nobody has any idea, then right at the end of that year, an army comes to the age Virata's hand. The dance teacher goes out as the young princess chariot here and he stops at that shami tree, he has the prince climb up and bring down the Gandhi. And that's when everyone finds out who they've been all along. And I guess a lot of people are in a year like that right now. Maybe you're in a job where nobody sees what you can actually do or the work feels way below you. So, what happens if you stay there long enough? It gets easy to start believing that the cook is all you are. But Beam never stops being Beam in that kitchen. The poor sat in that tree, the whole year, exactly where they left it. And the urine hiding came right before everyone saw who they really were. So this year might just be your akhithwa.

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