SECTION CXLIX
(Jatugriha Parva Continued)
"Vaisampayana continued, 'A friend of
Vidura's, well-skilled in mining, coming unto the Pandavas, addressed them in
secret, saying, 'I have been sent by Vidura and am a skilful miner. I am to
serve the Pandavas. Tell me what I am to do for ye. From the trust he reposeth
in me Vidura hath said unto me, 'Go thou unto the Pandavas and accomplish thou
their good. What shall I do for you? Purochana will set fire to the door of thy
house on the fourteenth night of this dark fortnight. To burn to death those
tigers among men, the Pandavas, with their mother, is the design of that wicked
wretch, the son of Dhritarashtra. O son of Pandu, Vidura also told thee
something in the Mlechchha tongue to which thou also didst reply in same
language. I state these particulars as my credentials.' Hearing these words,
Yudhishthira, the truthful son of Kunti replied, 'O amiable one, I now know
thee as a dear and trusted friend of Vidura, true and ever devoted to him.
There is nothing that the learned Vidura doth not know. As his, so ours art
thou. Make no difference between him and us. We are as much thine as his. O,
protect us as the learned Vidura ever protecteth us. I know that this house, so
inflammable, hath been contrived for me by Purochana at the command of
Dhritarashtra's son. That wicked wretch commanding wealth and allies pursueth
us without intermission. O, save us with a little exertion from the impending
conflagration. If we are burnt to death here, Duryodhana's most cherished
desire will be satisfied. Here is that wretch's well-furnished arsenal. This
large mansion hath been built abutting the high ramparts of the arsenal without
any outlet. But this unholy contrivance of Duryodhana was known to Vidura from
the first, and he it was who enlightened us beforehand. The danger of which
Kshattri had foreknowledge is now at our door. Save us from it without
Purochana's knowledge thereof.' On hearing these words, the miner said, 'So be
it,' and carefully beginning his work of excavation, made a large subterranean
passage. And the mouth of that passage was in the centre of that house, and it
was on a level with the floor and closed up with planks. The mouth was so
covered from fear of Purochana, that wicked wretch who kept a constant watch at
the door of the house. The Pandavas used to sleep within their chambers with
arms ready for use, while, during the day, they went a-hunting from forest to
forest. Thus, O king, they lived (in that mansion) very guardedly, deceiving
Purochana by a show of trustfulness and contentment while in reality they were
trustless and discontented. Nor did the citizens of Varanavata know anything
about these plans of the Pandavas. In fact, none else knew of them except
Vidura's friend, that good miner.'"
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