अध्याय 24
1 [वै]
तस्मिन दशार्हाधिपतौ परयाते; युधिष्ठिरॊ भीमसेनार्जुनौ च
यमौ च कृष्णा च पुरॊहितश च; रथान महार्हान परमाश्वयुक्तान
1 [वै]
तस्मिन दशार्हाधिपतौ परयाते; युधिष्ठिरॊ भीमसेनार्जुनौ च
यमौ च कृष्णा च पुरॊहितश च; रथान महार्हान परमाश्वयुक्तान
एक धोबी के पास एक बूढ़ा-सा मरियल गधा था| गधा रोज सवेरे मैले कपड़ो की गठरी लेकर घाट जाता और शाम को धुले कपड़ो को लादकर घर लाता था| रात होने पर उसे घुमने की छुट्टी मिल जाती थी| एक बार घुमते-फिरते उसकी भेंट एक गीदड़ से हुई| दोनों दोस्त बन गये| अब दोनों भोजन की तलाश में साथ-साथ घूमने लगे|
“Bhishma said, ‘In this connection is cited the old story of the battlebetween Pratardana and the ruler of Mithila.
“Vasishtha said, ‘Kine are yielders of ghee and milk. They are thesources of ghee and they have sprung from ghee. They are rivers of ghee,and eddies of ghee.
“Bhishma said, ‘After the night had passed away, I awoke, O Bharata, andthinking of my dream I was filled with great joy. Then, O Bharata, thecombat began between him and me–a combat that was fierce and unrivalledand that made the hairs of all creatures stand on their ends.
“Sanjaya said, ‘After the ruler of the Sindhus had been slain by Partha,Krishna, repairing unto the king, viz., Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma,worshipped the latter with a gladdened heart.
“Vasudeva said, O lord of earth, if I had been present at Dwaraka, then,O king, this evil would not have befallen thee!