SECTION LXV
(Dyuta Parva Continued)
Duryodhana said,--'Come, Kshatta, bring hither
Draupadi the dear and loved wife of the Pandavas. Let her sweep the chambers,
force her thereto, and let the unfortunate one stay where our serving-women
are.'
"Vidura said,--'Dost thou not know, O
wretch, that by uttering such harsh words thou art tying thyself with cords?
Dost thou not understand that thou art hanging on the edge of a precipice? Dost
thou not know that being a deer thou provokest so many tigers to rage? Snakes
of deadly venom, provoked to ire, are on thy head! Wretch, do not further
provoke them lest thou goest to the region of Yama. In my judgement, slavery
does not attach to Krishna, in as much as she was staked by the King after he
had lost himself and ceased to be his own master. Like the bamboo that beareth
fruit only when it is about to die, the son of Dhritarashtra winneth this
treasure at play. Intoxicated, he perceiveth nor in these his last moments that
dice bring about enmity and frightful terrors. No man should utter harsh
speeches and pierce the hearts of the others. No man should subjugate his
enemies by dice and such other foul means. No one should utter such words as
are disapproved by the Vedas and lead to hell and annoy others. Some one
uttereth from his lips words that are harsh. Stung by them another burneth day
and night. These words pierce the very heart of another. The learned,
therefore, should never utter them, pointing them at others. A goat had once
swallowed a hook, and when it was pierced with it, the hunter placing the head
of the animal on the ground tore its throat frightfully in drawing it out.
Therefore, O Duryodhana, swallow not the wealth of the Pandavas. Make them not
thy enemies. The sons of Pritha never use words such as these. It is only low
men that are like dogs who use harsh words towards all classes of people, viz.,
those that have retired to the woods, those leading domestic lives, those
employed in ascetic devotions and those that are of great learning. Alas! the
son of Dhritarashtra knoweth not that dishonesty is one of the frightful doors
of hell. Alas! many of the Kurus with Dussasana amongst them have followed him
in the path of dishonesty in the matter of this play at dice. Even gourds may
sink and stones may float, and boats also may always sink in water, still this
foolish king, the son of Dhritarashtra, listeneth not to my words that are even
as regimen unto him. Without doubt, he will be the cause of the destruction of
the Kurus. When the words of wisdom spoken by friends and which are even as fit
regimen are not listened to, but on the other hand temptation is on the
increase, a frightful and universal destruction is sure to overtake all the
Kurus."
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