SECTION III
Yudhishthira said, "Tender, possessed
of a graceful presence, and deserving of every luxury as thou art, what office
wilt thou, O heroic Nakula, discharge while living in the dominions of that
king? Tell me all about it!"
Nakula
said, "Under the name of Granthika, I shall become the keeper of the
horses of king Virata. I have a thorough knowledge (of this work) and am
skilful in tending horses. Besides, the task is agreeable to me, and I possess
great skill in training and treating horses; and horses are ever dear to me as
they are to thee, O king of the Kurus. At my hands even colts and mares become
docile; these never become vicious in bearing a rider or drawing a car.[3] And
those persons in the city of Virata that may enquire of me, I shall, O bull of
the Bharata race, say,--Formerly I was employed by Yudhishthira in the charge of
his horses. Thus disguised, O king, I shall spend my days delightfully in the
city of Virata. No one will be able to discover me as I will gratify the
monarch thus![4]
Yudhishthira said, "How wilt thou, O
Sahadeva, bear thyself before that king? And what, O child, is that which thou
wilt do in order to live in disguise."
Sahadeva replied, "I will become a
keeper of the kine of Virata's king. I am skilled in milking kine and taking
their history as well as in taming their fierceness. Passing under the name of
Tantripal, I shall perform my duties deftly. Let thy heart's fever be
dispelled. Formerly I was frequently employed to look after thy kine, and, O
Lord of earth, I have a particular knowledge of that work. And, O monarch, I am
well-acquainted with the nature of kine, as also with their auspicious marks
and other matters relating to them. I can also discriminate bulls with
auspicious marks, the scent of whose urine may make even the barren being forth
child. Even thus will I live, and I always take delight in work of this kind.
Indeed, no one will then be able to recognise me, and I will moreover gratify
the monarch,"
Yudhishthira said, "This is our beloved
wife dearer to us than our lives. Verily, she deserveth to be cherished by us
like a mother, and regarded like an elder sister. Unacquainted as she is with
any kind of womanly work, what office will Krishna, the daughter of Drupada,
perform? Delicate and young, she is a princess of great repute. Devoted to her lords,
and eminently virtuous, also, how will she live? Since her birth, she hath
enjoyed only garlands and perfume? and ornaments and costly robes."
Draupadi
replied, "There is a class of persons called Sairindhris,[5] who enter the
services of other. Other females, however (that are respectable) do not do so.
Of this class there are some. I shall give myself out as a Sairindhri, skilled
in dressing hair. And, O Bharata, on being questioned by the king, I shall say
that I served as a waiting woman of Draupadi in Yudhishthira's household. I
shall thus pass my days in disguise. And I shall serve the famous Sudeshna, the
wife of the king. Surely, obtaining me she will cherish me (duly). Do not
grieve so, O king."
"Yudhishthira
said, "O Krishna, thou speakest well. But O fair girl, thou wert born in a
respectable family. Chaste as thou art, and always engaged in observing
virtuous vows, thou knowest not what is sin. Do thou, therefore, conduct
thyself in such a way that sinful men of evil hearts may not be gladdened by
gazing at thee."
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