SECTION –VII
(Aranyaka Parva Cotinued)
"Vaisampayana said, 'Hearing that Vidura had
returned, and that the king had consoled him, the evil-minded son of
Dhritarashtra began to burn in grief. His understanding clouded by ignorance,
he summoned the son of Suvala, and Karna and Dussasana, and addressed them
saying, 'The learned Vidura, the minister of the wise Dhritarashtra, hath
returned! The friend of the sons of Pandu, he is ever engaged in doing what is
beneficial to them. So long as this Vidura doth not succeed in inducing the
king to bring them back, do ye all think of what may benefit me! If ever I
behold the sons of Pritha return to the city, I shall again be emaciated by
renouncing food and drink, even though there be no obstacle in my path! And I
shall either take poison or hang myself, either enter the pyre or kill myself
with my own weapons. But I shall never be able to behold the sons of Pandu in
prosperity!
"Sakuni said, 'O king, O lord of the earth,
what folly hath taken possession of thee! The Pandavas have gone to the forest,
having given a particular pledge, so that what thou apprehendest can never take
place! O bull of the Bharata race, the Pandavas ever abide by the truth. They
will never, therefore, accept the words of thy father! If however, accepting
the commands of the king, they come back to the capital, violating their vow,
even this would be our conduct, viz., assuming, an aspect of neutrality, and in
apparent obedience to the will of the monarch, we will closely watch the
Pandavas, keeping our counsels!'
"Dussasana said, 'O uncle of great
intelligence, it is even as thou sayest! The words of wisdom thou utterest
always recommend themselves to me!'"Karna said, 'O Duryodhana, all of us
seek to accomplish thy will and, O king, I see that unanimity at present
prevaileth among us! The sons of Pandu, with passions under complete control,
will never return without passing away the promised period. If, however, they
do return from failing sense, do thou defeat them again at dice.'
"Vaisampayana said, 'Thus addressed by
Karna, king Duryodhana with cheerless heart, averted his face from his
counsellors. Marking all this, Karna expanding his beautiful eyes, and
vehemently gesticulating in anger, haughtily addressed Duryodhana and Dussasana
and Suvala's son saying, 'Ye princes, know ye my opinion! We are all servants
of the king (Duryodhana) waiting upon him with joined palms! We should,
therefore, do what is agreeable to him! But we are not always able to seek his
welfare with promptness and activity (owing to our dependence on
Dhritarashtra)! But let us now, encased in mail and armed with our weapons,
mount our cars and go in a body to slay the Pandavas now living in the forest!
After the Pandavas have been quieted and after they have gone on the unknown
journey, both ourselves and the sons of Dhritarashtra will find peace! As long
as they are in distress, as long as they are in sorrow, as long as they are
destitute of help, so long are we a match for them! This is my mind!'
'Hearing those words of the charioteer's son,
they repeatedly applauded him, and at last exclaimed, 'Very well!' And saying
this each of them mounted his car, and sanguine of success, they rushed in a
body to slay the sons of Pandu. And knowing by his spiritual vision that they
had gone out, the master Krishna-Dwaipayana of pure soul came upon them, and
commanded them to desist. And sending them away, the holy one, worshipped by
all the worlds, quickly appeared before the king whose intelligence served the
purposes of eye-sight, and who was then seated (at his ease). And the holy one
addressed the monarch thus.'"
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