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"Maitreya said, 'I shall not speak again unto thee, O king, for my words are not regarded by thy son. After I have gone away, Vidura will relate everything unto thee! And saying this, Maitreya went away to the place whence he had come. "Dhritarashtra said, 'O Kshatta, I am desirous to hear of the destruction of Kirmira!
Having consulted with him, I will inform thee what my judgment is in respect of this affair. Endued with great foresight, he will, keeping morality before his eyes, tell us what is good and what is proper for both parties, and what should be done in this matter. "Duryodhana said, 'If thou consultest with Kshatta he will make thee desist. And if thou desist, O king, I will certainly kill myself.
Vaisampayana continued, "King Duryodhana, thus addressed by Sakuni, without allowing a moment to elapse, said unto Dhritarashtra, 'This, Sakuni, an adept at dice, is ready to win at dice, O king, the wealth of the sons of Pandu. It behoveth thee to grant him permission to do so. "Dhritarashtra replied, 'I always follow the counsels of Kshatta, my minister possessed of great wisdom.
We shall be glad if thou goest, as the Kurus have already arrived there. And thou wilt see there those gamblers and cheats that the illustrious king Dhritarashtra hath already brought thither. It is for this, O king, that I have come hither. Let the king's command be approved by thee. "Yudhishthira said, 'O Kshatta, if we sit to a match at dice, we may quarrel.
We shall be glad if thou goest, as the Kurus have already arrived there. And thou wilt see there those gamblers and cheats that the illustrious king Dhritarashtra hath already brought thither. It is for this, O king, that I have come hither. Let the king's command be approved by thee. "Yudhishthira said, 'O Kshatta, if we sit to a match at dice, we may quarrel.
Think not that everything hath been accomplished by sending the Pandavas into exile. Perform various kinds of sacrifices, and enjoy, and give O Bharata, everything thou likest. On the fourteenth year hence, a great calamity will overwhelm thee." Vaisampayana continued, "Hearing these words of Drona, Dhritarashtra said, 'O Kshatta, the preceptor hath uttered what is true.
Valhika and Dhritarashtra and Somadatta and Jayadratha, brought thither by Nakula, went about, enjoying themselves as lords of the sacrifice. Vidura otherwise called Kshatta, conversant with every rule of morality, became the disburser. Duryyodhana became the receiver of the tributes that were brought by the kings.
Else these Kurus in this assembly would never have looked silently on this act that transgresseth the limits of their practices. Oh! both Drona and Bhishma have lost their energy, and so also hath the high-souled Kshatta, and so also this king. Else, why do these foremost of the Kuru elders look silently on this great crime?"
Thou hast one stake, dear to thee, etc. said, 'Lo! I have won' and took up the dice that had been cast. "Duryodhana said, 'Come, Kshatta, bring hither Draupadi the dear and loved wife of the Pandavas. Let her sweep the chambers, force her thereto, and let the unfortunate one stay where our serving-women are.
'Like some brilliant body falling before the eyes, Fate depriveth us of reason, and man, tied as it were with a cord, submitteth to the sway of Providence, saying this, king Yudhishthira, that chastiser of the foe, set out with Kshatta, without deliberating upon that summons from Dhritarashtra.
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