Chapter 49
“Bhishma said, ‘A person that is born of an irregular union presentsdiverse features of disposition.
“Bhishma said, ‘A person that is born of an irregular union presentsdiverse features of disposition.
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दवितीयम आयुषॊ भागं गृहमेधी गृहे वसेत
धर्मलब्धैर युतॊ दारैर अग्नीन उत्पाद्य सुव्रतः
“Yudhishthira said, ‘What course of conduct should be adopted by a kingshorn of friends, having many enemies, possessed of an exhaustedtreasury, and destitute of troops, O Bharata!
सती के विरह में शंकरजी की दयनीय दशा हो गई। वे हर पल सती का ही ध्यान करते रहते और उन्हीं की चर्चा में व्यस्त रहते। उधर सती ने भी शरीर का त्याग करते समय संकल्प किया था कि मैं राजा हिमालय के यहाँ जन्म लेकर शंकरजी की अर्द्धांगिनी बनूँ।
“Sanjaya said, ‘Having slain Alayudha, the Rakshasa Ghatotkacha becamefilled with delight. Standing at the head of the army he began to utterdiverse kinds of shouts.
“Draupadi said, ‘This O Bharata, that I am going to tell thee is anothergreat grief of mine. Thou shouldst not blame me, for I tell thee thisfrom sadness of heart.
“Draupadi said, ‘Alas, on account of that desperate gambler, I am nowunder Sudeshna’s command, living in the palace in the guise of aSairindhri.