अध्याय 195
1 वैशंपायन उवाच
एतच छरुत्वा तु कौन्तेयः सर्वान भरातॄन उपह्वरे
आहूय भरतश्रेष्ठ इदं वचनम अब्रवीत
1 वैशंपायन उवाच
एतच छरुत्वा तु कौन्तेयः सर्वान भरातॄन उपह्वरे
आहूय भरतश्रेष्ठ इदं वचनम अब्रवीत
एक किसान था- धरमपाल| उसके पास एक दुधारू गाय थी जो सुबह-शाम दूध देती थी| धरमपाल उस गाय का दूध बेचकर काफ़ी धनी भी हो गया था|
“The Gandharva continued, ‘When that maiden disappeared, that feller ofhostile ranks deprived of his senses by Kama (concupiscence) himself felldown on the earth.
“Duryodhana said, ‘All that Vidura hath said about Krishna, hath indeed,been truly said; for Janardana is greatly devoted to the Pandavas and cannever be separated from them.
“Ashtavakra said, ‘O king, O leader of fierce legions, in this assemblyof monarchs of unrivalled power who have met together, I am unable tofind out Vandin, chief of the controversialists.
गांधार देश के राजा सुबल के बेटे का नाम शकुनि और बेटी का नाम गांधारी था| बेटा जैसा कुटिल, क्रूर और कपटी था, बेटी वैसी ही सती-शिरोमणि थी| गांधारी का विवाह धृतराष्ट्र के साथ हुआ था| ये भारतीय पातिव्रत की सजीव मूर्ति हैं |
“Sanjaya said, ‘Phalguni’s son once more pierced Karna in the car with abarbed arrow, and for angering him still further, he pierced him withfifty other shafts.
दिल्ली में उन दिनों मुगलों का शासन था| एक दिन एक शिकारी बादशाह औरंगजेब के दरबार में एक शेर को जिंदा पकड़कर लाया| बादशाह बहुत प्रसन्न हुआ|
‘Rishyasringa said, ‘Here came to-day a religious student with a mass ofhair on his head. And he was neither short nor tall. And he was of aspirited look and a golden complexion, and endued with eye large aslotuses; and he was shining and graceful as a god.
“Vaisampayana said, ‘Having said so unto all the Kurus, Bhishma, the sonof Santanu, remained silent for sometime, O chastiser of foes He thenheld forth his life-breaths successively in those parts of his body whichare indicated in Yoga.