The Mahabharata is actually not just a series of stories - it is actually a beautiful lesson on the cause-and-effect theory, a lesson on Karma itself... Mahaprasthana is a sort of yagna undertaken by the Pandavas and their wife, Draupadi, wherein they renounced their kingdom and all the luxuries of royal life and set off for their spiritual journey to the Himalayas... It is an accepted fact that no human is ever perfect. In fact, even God is not perfect. When we look at our mythology, we see several discrepancies and wrongs committed even by the Devas. Lord Indra, the King of the Devas, was probably in the forefront of it all, as he was always insecure that someone would overthrow him and take his throne away...