SECTION –CCLXXI
(Draupadi-harana Parva Continued)
Janamejaya said, "What did those tigers
among men, the Pandavas, do, after they had suffered such misery in consequence
of the ravishment of Draupadi?"
Vaisampayana said, "Having defeated
Jayadratha and rescued Krishna, the virtuous king Yudhishthira took his seat by
the side of that best of Munis. And among those foremost of ascetics who were
expressing their grief upon bearing Draupadi's misfortune, Yudhishthira, the
son of Pandu, addressed Markandeya, saying, 'O adorable Sire, amongst the gods
and the ascetics, thou art known to have the fullest knowledge of both the past
as well as; the future. A doubt existeth in my mind, which I would ask thee to
solve! This lady is the daughter of Drupada; she hath issued from the
sacrificial altar and hath not been begotten of the flesh; and she is highly
blessed and is also the daughter-in-law of the illustrious Pandu. I incline to
think that Time, and human Destiny that dependeth on our acts, and the
Inevitable, are irresistible in respect of creatures. (If it were not so), how
could such a misfortune afflict this wife of ours so faithful and virtuous,
like a false accusation of theft against an honest man? The daughter of Drupada
hath never committed any sinful act, nor, hath she done anything that is not
commendable: on the contrary, she hath assiduously practised the highest
virtues towards Brahmanas. And yet the foolish king Jayadratha had carried her
away by force. In consequence of this act of violence on her, that sinful
wretch hath his hair shaved off his head and sustained also, with all his
allies, defeat in battle. It is true we have rescued her after slaughtering the
troops of Sindhu. But the disgrace of this ravishment of our wife during our
hours of carelessness, hath stained us, to be sure. This life in the wilderness
is full of miseries. We subsist by chase; and though dwelling in the woods, we
are obliged to slay the denizens thereof that live with us! This exile also
that we suffer is due to the act of deceitful kinsmen! Is there any one who is
more unfortunate than I am? Hath thou ever seen or heard of such a one
before?"
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