SECTION LXXII
(Dyuta Parva Continued)
"Yudhishthira said,--'O king, thou art our
master. Command us as to what we shall do. O Bharata, we desire to remain
always in obedience to thee.
"Dhritarashtra replied.--'O Ajatasatru,
blest be thou. Go thou in peace and safety. Commanded by me, go, rule thy own
kingdom with thy wealth. And, O child, take to heart this command of an old
man, this wholesome advice that I give, and which is even a nutritive regimen.
O Yudhishthira, O child, thou knowest the subtle path of morality. Possessed of
great wisdom, thou art also humble, and thou waitest also upon the old. Where
there is intelligence, there is forbearance. Therefore, O Bharata, follow thou
counsels of peace. The axe falleth upon wood, not upon stone. (Thou art open to
advice, not Duryodhana). They are the best of men that remember not the acts of
hostility of their foes; that behold only the merits, not the faults, of their
enemies; and that never enter into hostilities themselves. They that are good
remember only the good deeds of their foes and not the hostile acts their foes
might have done unto them. The good, besides, do good unto others without
expectation of any good, in return. O Yudhishthira, it is only the worst of men
that utter harsh words in quarrelling; while they that are indifferent reply to
such when spoken by others. But they that are good and wise never think of or
recapitulate such harsh words, little caring whether these may or may not have
been uttered by their foes. They that are good, having regard to the state of
their own feelings, can understand the feelings of others, and therefore
remember only the good deeds and not the acts of hostility of their foes. Thou
hast acted even as good men of prepossessing countenance do, who transgress not
the limits of virtue, wealth, pleasure and salvation. O child, remember not the
harsh words of Duryodhana. Look at thy mother Gandhari and myself also, if thou
desirest to remember only what is good. O Bharata, look at me, who am thy
father unto you and am old and blind, and still alive. It was for seeing our
friends and examining also the strength and weakness of my children, that I
had, from motives of policy, suffered this match at dice to proceed. O king
those amongst the Kurus that have thee for their ruler, and the intelligent
Vidura conversant with every branch of learning for their counsellor, have,
indeed, nothing to grieve for. In thee is virtue, in Arjuna is patience, in
Bhimasena is prowess, and the twins, those foremost of men, is pure reverence
for superiors. Blest be thou, O Ajatasatru. Return to Khandavaprastha, and let
there be brotherly love between thee and thy cousins. Let thy heart also be
ever fixed on virtue.'"
Vaisampayana continued,--"That foremost of
the Bharatas--king Yudhishthira the just--then, thus addressed by his uncle,
having gone through every ceremony of politeness, set out with his brothers for
Khandavaprastha. And accompanied by Draupadi and ascending their cars which
were all of the hue of the clouds, with cheerful hearts they all set out for
that best of cities called Indraprastha."
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