SECTION –XLIX
(Indralokagamana Parva Continued)
"Sanjaya said, 'That which hath been uttered
by thee, O king, with respect to Duryodhana is all true. Nothing that thou hast
said, O lord of the earth, is untrue. The Pandavas of immeasurable energy have
been filled with rage at the sight of Krishna their wedded wife of pure
fame--brought in the midst of the assembly. Hearing also those cruel words of
Dussasana and Karna, they have been so incensed, O king, that they will not, I
ween, forgive (the Kurus) on my account. I have heard, O king, how Arjuna hath
gratified in battle by means of his bow the god of gods--Sthanu of eleven
forms. The illustrious lord of all the gods--Kapardin himself--desirous of
testing Phalguna, fought with him, having assumed the guise of a Kirata. And
there it was that the Lokapala, in order to give away their weapons unto that
bull of the Kuru race, showed themselves unto him of undeteriorating prowess.
What other man on earth, except Phalguna, would strive to have a sight of these
gods in their own forms? And, O king, who is there that will weaken in battle
Arjuna, who could not be weakened by Maheswara himself possessed of eight
forms? Thy sons, having dragged Draupadi, and thereby incensed the sons of
Pandu, have brought this frightful and horrifying calamity upon themselves.
Beholding Duryodhana showing both his thighs unto Draupadi, Bhima said with
quivering lips, 'wretch! those thighs of thine will I smash with my fierce
descending mace, on the expiration of thirteen years.' All the sons of Pandu
are the foremost of smiters; all of them are of immeasurable energy; all of
them are well-versed in every kind of weapons. For these, they are incapable of
being vanquished even by the gods. Incensed at the insult offered to their
wedded wife, Pritha's sons, urged by wrath, will, I ween, slay all thy sons in
battle.'
"Dhritarashtra said, 'O charioteer, what
mischief hath been done by Karna uttering those cruel words, to the sons of
Pandu! Was not the enmity sufficient that was provoked by bringing Krishna into
the assembly? How can my wicked sons live, whose eldest brother and preceptor walketh
not in the path of righteousness? Seeing me void of eye-sight, and incapable of
exerting myself actively, my wretched son, O charioteer, believeth me to be a
fool, and listeneth not to my words. Those wretches also that are his
counsellors, viz., Karna and Suvala, and others, always pander to his vices, as
he is incapable of understanding things rightly. The shafts that Arjuna of
immeasurable prowess may lightly shoot, are capable of consuming all my sons,
leave alone those shafts that he will shoot, impelled by anger. The arrows
urged by the might of Arjuna's arms and shot from his large bow, and inspired
with mantras capable of converting them into celestial weapons can chastise the
celestials themselves. He who hath for his counsellor and protector and friend
that smiter of sinful men--the lord of the three worlds--Hari
himself--encountereth nothing that he cannot conquer. This, O Sanjaya, is most
marvellous in Arjuna that, as we have heard, he hath been clasped by Mahadeva
in his arms. That also which Phalguna, assisted by Damodara did of old towards
helping Agni in the conflagration of Khandava, hath been witnessed by all the world.
When, therefore, Bhima and Partha and Vasudeva of the Satwata race become
enraged, surely my sons along with their friends and the Suvalas are all
unequal to fight with them.'"
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