Chapter 196
“Sanjaya said, ‘When the night passed away and morning came, thy sonsonce more, in the midst of all the troops, asked their grandsire, saying,’O son of
“Sanjaya said, ‘When the night passed away and morning came, thy sonsonce more, in the midst of all the troops, asked their grandsire, saying,’O son of
“Vaisampayana said,–“After the Pandavas had gone to the forest,Dhritarashtra the son of Amvika, whose knowledge was his eye,[14] becameexceedingly sorrowful. And seated at his ease the king addressed thesewords to the virtuous Vidura of profound intelligence, ‘Thy understandingis as clear as that of Bhargava.[15] Thou knowest also all the subtletiesor morality, and thou lookest on all the Kauravas with an equal eye. O,tell me what is proper for me and them. O Vidura, things having thustaken their course, what should we do now? How may I secure the goodwillof the citizens so that they may not destroy us to the roots? O, tell usall, since thou art conversant with every excellent expedient.’
“Vaisampayana said, ‘When that night passed away and day broke in, thoseBrahmamas who supported themselves by mendicancy, stood before thePandavas of exalted deeds, who were about to enter the forest.
नारद मुनि नारायण, नारायण का जाप करते हुए पहुँच गये अपने प्रभु के लोक, यानि कि वैकुण्ठलोक। वहाँ शेष शैया पर भगवान विष्णु विश्राम कर रहे थे, और विष्णुप्रिया भगवती लक्ष्मी चरण कमल चापन में मग्न थीं। नारद मुनि थोडा ठहरे, फिर सोचा कि प्रभु के विश्राम मे विघ्नडारक न बन जाऊँ, इसलिये चुपचाप चल पड़ने को उद्यत हुए। प्रभु को अपने भक्त का इस तरह से जाना नागवार गुजरा, और उन्होंने नारद मुनि को रोका…
“Sanjaya said, ‘Beholding the army broken, the valiant king of theMadras, addressed his driver, saying, “Quickly urge these steeds enduedwith the fleetness of thought.
शबरी भगवान् की परम भक्त थी| पहले वह ‘शबर’ जाति की एक भोली-भाली लड़की थी| शबर-जाति के लोग कुरूप होते थे|
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याज्ञसेन्या वचः शरुत्वा भीमसेनॊ ऽतयमर्षणः
निःश्वसन्न उपसंगम्य करुद्धॊ राजानम अब्रवीत
“Yudhishthira said, ‘How, O Bharata, should a person act who desires toadhere to virtue? O bull of Bharata’s race, possessed as thou art oflearning, tell me this, questioned by me.
“Bhishma said, ‘In this connection, O perpetuator of Kuru’s race, isrecited by the righteous the narrative of the great calamity thatovertook king Nriga in consequence of his spoliation of what had belongedto a Brahmans.