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On the other hand, Yudhiṣṭhira is a tall tree full of virtue, Arjuna is its trunk, Bhīma its branch,

After saying good-bye to Janārdana, Bhīmasena, Arjuna and Mādrī’s sons, as well as the other heroes in

Karṇa’s arrow of words also buried itself deep into Arjuna’s heart.

Do they remember Arjuna’s unequalled prowess and that he can send sixty arrows at once from his bow? Surely Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s sons have not forgotten the defeat they met at Dwaitavana, when Bhīma and Arjuna

Obviously, they have not seen Arjuna with his Gāṇḍīva bow stretched to its limit, nor have they seen

“Here is Kṛṣṇa. He knows every facet of Vedic knowledge and possesses full wisdom.

“O son of Pṛthā, you have studied all the Vedas and performed asceticism. You have controlled your mind and senses and you are dedicated to performing sacrifices and giving charity Do not act impelled by malice and thereby destroy the results of all your asceticism and sacrifice. Happiness and distress will arrive in due course, and in the end you will meet with decrepitude and death Do not forsake the path that leads to the worlds of the gods and beyond.”

The Pāṇḍavas were sitting alone with Kṛṣṇa when they received word of Sañjaya’s arrival. Sañjaya bowed before Kṛṣṇa and all the brothers. Surrounded by your brothers and the illustrious Kṛṣṇa, you appear like Indra.

Yudhiṣṭhira named the Kurus one by one and asked Sañjaya to go to each of them on his behalf and ask At last he said, “Go to Duryodhana, who is dull-headed, ignorant, wicked and addicted to vice, and say Either give back Indraprastha or fight, O chief of the Bharatas.’”

As Yudhiṣṭhira took his seat, Kṛṣṇa stood.

Kṛṣṇa held up a bejeweled hand as He spoke.

The assembled kings cheered Yudhiṣṭhira’s words and the Pāṇḍava raised his hand to silence them. We will bear all the ills and insults they have heaped upon us, but we want our due share. Let brother follow brother and father unite with son. I desire to see the Kauravas and the Pañchālas coming together with cheerful hearts. To do my duty I am prepared for peace or war. The choice is in your hands.’”

The charioteer then stood in their midst and bowed before speaking. “I offer you my respects. He inquires about your welfare and asks with all sincerity that there be peace among us. Yudhiṣṭhira is mild, generous and forgiving, and acts only for the welfare of all beings. How could he be responsible for an act which will destroy us all, which is sinful, and which leads only They are truly sons, well-wishers and friends of the Kurus who are prepared to sacrifice their own interests

Indeed, it would be virtuous and praiseworthy to be killed fighting in such a religious war. O Sañjaya, go now and lay these ancient principles before Dhṛtarāṣṭra amid his sons and the assembled

With clasped hands I fall at the feet of Kṛṣṇa and of the aged Drupada.

The Kurus are like a forest and the Pāṇḍavas are the tigers. Without tigers men would cut down the trees, and without the forest the tigers have no protection.

Yudhiṣṭhira folded his palms toward Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s secretary and replied, “O Sañjaya, we know you are Surely you are our favorite and you have always shown us so much affection. O wise one, please convey our regards to our elders and friends. Offer our respects to the Brahmins and our affection to the people. I hope no person is needy or afflicted within the Kurus’ jurisdiction.”

“The sinful Śakuni again and again urged Yudhiṣṭhira in the dice game, ‘You have only Draupadī left.

“Having accepted the advice of his dull-headed son, who is wicked and addicted to sin, the king now laments He is jealous, wrathful, haughty, spiteful, and filled with lust. Dhṛtarāṣṭra knows what his son has done, but still he chooses to follow him, thus forsaking both virtue and He and his son desire to rule the earth undisputed.

That slave of lust viciously dragged her before her fathers-in-law to abuse and insult her. He and all the Kurus said nothing. That is, all except Vidura and one honest kṣatriya.