SECTION LXI
(Dyuta Parva Continued)
Vaisampayana said,--"During the course of
this gambling, certain to bring about utter ruin (on Yudhishthira), Vidura,
that dispeller of all doubts, (addressing Dhritarashtra) said, 'O great king, O
thou of the Bharata race, attend to what I say, although my words may not be
agreeable to thee, like medicine to one that is ill and about to breathe his
last. When this Duryodhana of sinful mind had, immediately after his birth,
cried discordantly like a jackal, it was well known that he had been ordained
to bring about the destruction of the Bharata race. Know, O king, that he will
be the cause of death of ye all. A jackal is living in thy house, O king, in
the form of Duryodhana. Thou knowest it not in consequence of thy folly. Listen
now to the words of the Poet (Sukra) which I will quote. They that collect
honey (in mountains), having received what they seek, do not notice that they
are about to fall. Ascending dangerous heights, abstracted in the pursuit of
what they seek, they fall down and meet with destruction. This Duryodhana also,
maddened with the play at dice, like the collector of honey, abstracted in what
he seeketh, marketh not the consequences. Making enemies of these great
warriors, he beholdeth not the fall that is before him. It is known to thee, O
thou of great wisdom, that amongst the Bhojas, they abandoned, for the good of
the citizens a son that was unworthy of their race. The Andhakas, the Yadavas,
and the Bhojas uniting together, abandoned Kansa. And afterwards, when at the command
of the whole tribe, the same Kansa had been slain by Krishna that slayer of
foes, all the men of the tribe became exceedingly happy for a hundred years. So
at thy command, let Arjuna slay this Suyodhana. And in consequence of the
slaying of this wretch, let the Kurus be glad and pass their days in happiness.
In exchange of a crow, O great king, buy these peacocks--the Pandavas; and in
exchange of a jackal, buy these tigers. For the sake of a family a member may
be sacrificed; for the sake of a village a family may be sacrificed, for the sake
of a province a village may be sacrificed and for the sake of one's own soul
the whole earth may be sacrificed. Even this was what the omniscient Kavya
himself, acquainted with the thoughts of every creature, and a source of terror
unto all foes, said unto the great Asuras to induce them to abandon Jambha at
the moment of his birth. It is said that a certain king, having caused a number
of wild birds that vomited gold to take up their quarters in his own house,
afterwards killed them from temptation. O slayer of foes, blinded by temptation
and the desire of enjoyment, for the sake of gold, the king destroyed at the
same time both his present and future gains. Therefore, O king, prosecute not
the Pandavas from desire of profit, even like the king in story. For then,
blinded by folly thou wilt have to repent afterwards, even like the person that
killed the birds. Like a flower-seller that plucketh (many flowers) in the
garden from trees that he cherisheth with affection from day to day, continue,
O Bharata, to pluck flowers day by day from the Pandavas. Do not scorch them to
their roots like a fire-producing breeze that reduceth everything to black
charcoal. Go not, O king, unto the region of Yama, with thy sons and troops,
for who is there that is capable of fighting with the sons of Pritha, together?
Not to speak of others, is the chief of the celestials at the head of the
celestials themselves, capable of doing so?"
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