Chapter 113
“Vaisampayana continued, ‘Some time after, Bhishma the intelligent son ofSantanu set his heart upon getting Pandu married to a second wife.
“Vaisampayana continued, ‘Some time after, Bhishma the intelligent son ofSantanu set his heart upon getting Pandu married to a second wife.
“Yudhishthira said, ‘Without doubt, O Sanjaya, it is true that righteousdeeds are the foremost of all our acts, as thou sayest. Thou shouldst,however, ensure me having first ascertained whether it is virtue or vicethat I practise.
Markandeya continued, “Listen now to another story. One day as kingYayati, the son of Nahusha, was sitting on his throne, surrounded by thecitizens, there came unto him a Brahmana desirous of soliciting wealthfor his preceptor, and approaching the king, the Brahmana said,
“The Brahmana said, ‘I do not, O timid one, move in this world in thatmanner which thou, according to thy own understanding, censurest.
“Yudhishthira said, ‘It behoveth thee to explain to me, O sire, what thedifference is between the Sankhya and the Yoga system of philosophy. Oforemost one of Kuru’s race, everything is known to thee, O thou that artconversant with all duties!’
“Vaisampayana said, “Thus addressed by the intelligent king DhritarashtraYudhishthira, possessed of understanding, became calm.
“Vaisampayana said, ‘Pandu, then, at the command of Dhritarashtra,offered the wealth he had acquired by the prowess of his arms to Bhishma,their grand-mother Satyavati and their mothers. And he sent portion ofhis wealth to Vidura also.
“Krishna said, ‘I desire, O Sanjaya, that the sons of Pandu may not beruined; that they may prosper, and attain their wishes. Similarly, I prayfor the prosperity of king Dhritarashtra whose sons are many.
Vaisampayana said, “Then the sons of Pandu again addressed Markandeyasaying, ‘Thou hast told us of greatness of Brahmanas. We desire now tohear of the greatness of the royal Kshatriyas!”
“The Brahmana’s wife said, ‘This is incapable of being understood by aperson of little intelligence as also by one whose soul has not beencleansed.