SECTION XXXVII
(Arghyaharana Parva Continued)
"Vaisampayana said,--Then the king
Yudhishthira hastily ran after Sisupala and spoke unto him sweetly and in a
conciliating tone the following words,--'O lord of earth, what thou hast said
is scarcely proper for thee. O king, it is highly sinful and needlessly cruel.
Insult not Bhishma, O king, by saying that he doth not know what virtue is.
Behold, these many kings, older than thou art, all approve of the worship
offered unto Krishna. It behoveth thee to bear it patiently like them. O ruler
of Chedi, Bhishma knoweth Krishna truly. Thou knowest him not so well as this
one of the Kuru race.'"
"Bhishma also, after this, said,--He that
approveth not the worship offered unto Krishna, the oldest one in the universe,
deserveth neither soft words nor conciliation. The chief of warriors of the
Kshatriya rare who having overcome a Kshatriya in battle and brought him under
his power, setteth him free, becometh the guru (preceptor or master) of the
vanquished one. I do not behold in this assembly of kings even one ruler of men
who hath not been vanquished in battle by the energy of this son of the Satwata
race. This one (meaning Krishna) here, of undefiled glory, deserveth to be
worshipped not by ourselves alone, but being of mighty arms, he deserveth to be
worshipped by the three worlds also. Innumerable warriors among Kshatriyas have
been vanquished in battle by Krishna. The whole universe without limit is
established in him of the Vrishni race. Therefore do we worship Krishna amongst
the best and the oldest, and not others. It behoveth thee not to say so. Let
thy understanding be never so. I have, O king, waited upon many persons that
are old in knowledge. I have heard from all those wise men, while talking; of
the numerous much-regarded attributes of the accomplished Sauri. I have also
heard many times all the acts recited by people that Krishna of great
intelligence hath performed since his birth. And, O king of Chedi, we do not
from caprice, or keeping in view our relationship or the benefits he may confer
on us, worship Janarddana who is worshipped by the good on earth and who is the
source of the happiness of every creature. We have offered unto him the first
worship because of his fame, his heroism, his success. There is none here of
even tender years whom we have not taken into consideration. Passing over many
persons that are foremost for their virtues, we have regarded Hari as deserving
of the first worship. Amongst the Brahmanas one that is superior in knowledge,
amongst the Kshatriyas one that is superior in strength, amongst the Vaisyas
one that is superior in possessions and wealth, and amongst the Sudras one that
is superior in years, deserveth to be worshipped. In the matter of the worship
offered unto Govinda, there are two reason, viz., knowledge of the Vedas and
their branches, and also excess of strength. Who else is there in the world of
men save Kesava that is so distinguished? Indeed, liberality, cleverness,
knowledge of the Vedas, bravery, modesty, achievements, excellent intelligence,
humility, beauty, firmness, contentment and prosperity--all dwell forever in
Achyuta. Therefore, ye kings; it behoveth ye to approve of the worship that
hath been offered unto Krishna who is of great accomplishments, who as the
preceptor, the father, the guru, is worthy of the Arghya and deserving of
(everybody's) worship. Hrishikesa is the sacrificial priest, the guru, worthy
of being solicited to accept one's daughter in marriage, the Snataka, the king,
the friend: therefore hath Achyuta been worshipped by us. Krishna is the origin
of the universe and that in which the universe is to dissolve. Indeed, this
universe of mobile and immobile creatures hath sprung into existence from
Krishna only. He is the unmanifest primal cause (Avyakta Prakriti), the
creator, the eternal, and beyond the ken of all creatures. Therefore doth he of
unfading glory deserve highest worship. The intellect, the seat of sensibility,
the five elements, air, heat, water, ether, earth, and the four species of
beings (oviparous, viviparous, born of filthy damp and vegetal) are all
established in Krishna. The sun, the moon, the constellations, the planets, all
the principal directions, the intermediate directions, are all established in
Krishna. As the Agnihotra is the foremost among all Vedic sacrifices, as the
Gayatri is the foremost among metres, as the king is the foremost among men, as
the ocean is the foremost among all rivers, as the moon is the foremost among
all constellations, as the sun is the foremost among all luminous bodies, as
the Meru is the foremost among all mountains, as Garuda is the foremost among
all birds, so as long as the upward, downward, and sideway course of the
universe lasteth, Kesava is the foremost in all the worlds including the
regions of the celestials. This Sisupala is a mere boy and hence he knoweth not
Krishna, and ever and everywhere speaketh of Krishna thus. This ruler of Chedi
will never see virtue in that light in which one that is desirous of acquiring
high merit will see it. Who is there among the old and the young or among these
illustrious lords of earth that doth not regard Krishna as deserving of worship
or that doth not worship Krishna? If Sisupala regardeth this worship as
undeserved, it behoveth him to do what is proper in this matter.'"
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