SECTION XXXVIII
(Arghyaharana Parva Continued)
"Vaisampayana said,--The mighty Bhishma
ceased, having said this. Sahadeva then answered (Sisupala) in words of grave
import, saying,--'If amongst ye there be any king that cannot bear to see
Kesava of dark hue, the slayer of Kesi, the possessor of immeasurable energy,
worshipped by me, this my foot is placed on the heads of all mighty ones (like
him). When I say this, let that one give me an adequate reply. And let those
kings that possess intelligence approve the worship of Krishna who is the
preceptor, the father, the guru, and deserveth the Arghya and the worship
(already offered unto him).'
"When Sahadeva thus showed his foot, no one
among those intelligent and wise and proud and mighty monarchs said anything.
And a shower of flowers fell on Sahadeva's head, and an incorporeal voice
said--'Excellent, excellent.' Then Narada clad in black deer-skin, speaking of
both the future and the past, that dispeller of all doubts, fully acquainted
with all the worlds, said in the midst of innumerable creatures, these words of
the clearest import,--'Those men that will not worship the lotus-eyed Krishna should
be regarded as dead though moving, and should never be talked to on any
occasion.'"
"Vaisampayana continued,--Then that god
among men, Sahadeva cognisant of the distinction between a Brahmana and a
Kshatriya, having worshipped those that deserved worship, completed that
ceremony. But upon Krishna having received the first worship, Sunitha
(Sisupala) that mower of foes--with eyes red as copper from anger, addressed
those rulers of men and said,--'When I am here to head ye all, what are ye
thinking of now? Arrayed let us stand in battle against the assembled Vrishnis
and the Pandavas?' And the bull of the Chedis, having thus stirred the kings
up, began to consult with them how to obstruct the completion of the sacrifice.
All the invited monarchs who had come to the sacrifice, with Sunitha as their
chief, looked angry and their faces became pale. They all said, 'We must so act
that the final sacrificial rite performed by Yudhishthira and the worship of
Krishna may not be regarded as having been acquiesced in by us. And impelled by
a belief in their power and great assurance, the kings, deprived of reason
through anger, began to say this. And being moved by self-confidence and
smarting under the insult offered unto them, the monarchs repeatedly exclaimed
thus. Though their friends sought to appease them, their faces glowed with
anger like those of roaring lions driven away from their preys. Krishna then
understood that the vast sea of monarchs with its countless waves of troops was
preparing for a terrific rush."
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