Chapter 155
“Vaisampayana said, ‘Recollecting the words spoken by Vasudeva,Yudhishthira once more addressed that scion of Vrishni’s race, saying,’How, O Kesava, could wicked Duryodhana say it?
“Vaisampayana said, ‘Recollecting the words spoken by Vasudeva,Yudhishthira once more addressed that scion of Vrishni’s race, saying,’How, O Kesava, could wicked Duryodhana say it?
प्रत्येक प्राणी को मन-वचन-कर्म से निर्भय होना चाहिए| पता खड़का और बंदा सरका का जीवन-दर्शन रखने वाला प्राणी और जातियाँ जीवन-संघर्ष में यशस्वी नहीं हो सकती|
“Sanjaya said, ‘While the (Kuru) host was shaken by the grandson of Siniin these places (through which he proceeded), the son of Bharadwajacovered him with a dense shower of arrows.
Vaisampayana said, “One day, knowing that Arjuna’s glances were cast uponUrvasi, Vasava, calling Chitrasena to himself, addressed him in privatesaying,
ऐसा माना जाता है कि प्रभु श्रीराम की रावण के ऊपर विजय प्राप्त करने के पश्चात ईश्वर की आराधना के लिये हनुमान हिमालय पर चले गये थे।
Vaishampayana said, “There, in that tirtha, O Bharata, where the Lord ofstars had in former days performed the rajasuya sacrifice, a great battlewas fought in which Taraka was the root of the evil.
“Yudhishthira said, ‘Thou hast said what the duties are of the four modesof the life and the four orders. Tell me now, O grandsire, what are theprincipal duties of a kingdom.’
“Yudhishthira said, ‘Do thou tell me, O grandsire, of that which isregarded as the foremost of all Tirthas. Indeed, it behoveth thee toexpound to me what that Tirtha is which conduces to the greatestpurity.'[501]
जंगल का राजा शेर, बूढ़ा और कमजोर हो गया था| अब वह पहले की तरह जानवरों का शिकार नहीं कर सकता था| कभी-कभी तो उसे दिन-दिनभर भूखा रहना पड़ता| दिनों-दिन वह अधिक कमजोर और बूढ़ा होता जा रहा था|