प्राचीन समय की बात है| एक फकीर के पास एक कम्बल था| एक चोर ने फकीर का वह कम्बल चुरा लिया| फकीर इस चोरी से दुखी होकर पास के थाने में गया| वहाँ उसने थानेदार को चोरी की गई वस्तुओं की एक लंबी सूची लिखवा दी| रपट में उसने लिखाया- “उसकी रजाई, मसनद, छतरी, गद्दा, कोट, पाजमा और अनेक वस्तुएँ खो गई हैं|”
“Yudhishthira said: ‘Tell me, O grandsire, how should the king shouldbehave if, notwithstanding his great wealth, he desires for more.’
एक घने जंगल में एक झील थी| उसके किनारे चार मित्र रहते थे| उनमें से एक छोटा-सा भूरा चूहा था| उसकी लम्बी पूंछ और काली चमकीली आंखे थी| वह झील के किनारे एक बिल बना कर रहता था|
“Yudhishthira said, ‘By whom was the Sraddha first conceived and at whattime? What also is its essence?
“Bhishma said, ‘I then placed the matter before (my mother) Kali,otherwise called Gandhavati, as also all our counsellors, and also beforeour special and ordinary priests and then permitted, O king, the eldestof those maidens, Amva, to depart.
“Vrihadaswa continued, ‘O Bharata, Nala pledged his word to thecelestials saying, ‘I will do it.’ And then approaching these, he askedwith folded hands.
“Dhritarashtra said, ‘O Suta, O Sanjaya, this grievous result that hasnow overtaken us is, I think, certainly due to my evil policy. I hadhitherto thought that what is past. But, O Sanjaya, what measures shouldI now adopt? I am now once more calm, O Sanjaya, therefore, tell me howthis slaughter of heroes is going on, having my evil policy for itscause.’
