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艢r墨 艢uka said:

1-2. Having arrived at Hastinapura, the noted capital of the great and glorious kings of the Puru dynasty, he saw there 顿丑峁泃补谤腻峁ａ弓谤补, the son of 础尘产颈办腻 along with 叠丑墨峁�m补, Vidura, 碍耻苍迟墨: 叠腻丑濒墨办补 along with his son Somadatta, 顿谤辞峁嘺, the descendant of 叠丑腻谤补诲惫腻箩补 along with 碍峁沺补 of the Gautama family, 碍补谤峁嘺, Suyodhana (i.e. Duryodhana), 础艣惫补迟迟丑腻尘补苍, the son of 顿谤辞峁嘺, 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉 and other friends thereof.

3. Having met his relatives in the appropriate manner (to establish closer contacts), 础办谤奴谤补, the son of 骋腻苍诲颈苍墨, was respectfully enquired about by them about their friends (at Mathura) and he also reciprocally asked them about their well being.

4. With a view to probe and know in depth the behaviour of the king whose sons were wicked and who was himself feeble-minded, and who was guided by the will of the wicked (like 艢补办耻苍颈), 础办谤奴谤补 stayed there many months.

5-6. 笔峁泃丑腻 (碍耻苍迟墨) and Vidura completely reported to him all the wicked acts such as administering poison (to 叠丑墨尘补) and others by 顿丑峁泃补谤腻峁ａ弓谤补鈥檚 sons who could not tolerate and felt jealous of 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉鈥� majesty, prowess, physical strength, heroism, modesty and other excellent virtues as well as the love and loyalty the subjects had for them; they also told him what they intended to do (to harm 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉).

7. Approaching her brother (cousin) 础办谤奴谤补 who came to visit her, 碍耻苍迟墨 (笔峁泃丑腻) remembered her birth-place and with her eyes full of tears enquired:

8. 鈥淥h gentle 础办谤奴谤补! Do my parents (艢奴谤补蝉别苍补 and 惭腻谤颈峁Ｄ�), brothers (Vasudeva and others), sisters (艢谤耻迟补诲别惫腻 etc.), nephews (碍峁涐梗峁嘺, 叠补濒补谤腻尘补 and others), respectable ladies in the house (like 顿别惫补办墨 and others) and female friends remember me?

9. Does my nephew, the glorious Lord 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, the protector of his dependants and affectionate to his votaries, and the lotus-eyed 叠补濒补谤腻尘补 ever remember the sons of their paternal aunt?

10. Would 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 care to comfort with words of consolation me who am grieving here in the midst of enemies like a female deer in the midst of wolves. Would he do so to my children who are now fatherless.

11. Oh 碍峁涐梗峁嘺! 碍峁涐梗峁嘺! Oh great yogin! Oh Soul of the Universe! Oh Creator of the world! Be kind and protect me who have sought Your protection, Oh Govinda, I am suffering along with my children.

12. To persons who are afraid of death and of the cycle of births (蝉补峁僺腻谤补), I do not see any other refuge except the lotus feet of yours鈥攐f the Supreme which confer Liberation from 蝉补峁僺腻谤补.

13. Bow to 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, the pure Brahman (unalloyed with 惭腻测腻), the Supreme Soul, the Lord of Yogas, the very embodiment of yoga! I have sought asylum in you.鈥�

艢r墨 艢uka said:

14. In this way, remembering her relatives, and 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, the Ruler of the world, your paternal great-grand mother lamented loudly, in grief.

15. 础办谤奴谤补 who looked upon pleasure and pain with equanimity and Vidura of great glory, consoled 碍耻苍迟墨 by telling her the divine parentage of her sons (and their mission to help 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 in the reduction of the burden of the earth).

16. When he was about to return to Mathura, 础办谤奴谤补 approached King 顿丑峁泃补谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 who practised discrimination between his sons and 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉 and was specially partial and attached to his sons. He communicated to the king in the midst of his relatives, the message of his well-intentioned relations such as 碍峁涐梗峁嘺 and others.

础办谤奴谤补 said:

17. Oh son of 痴颈肠颈迟谤补惫墨谤测补! You are the enhancer of the glory of the Kuru race! But after the demise of your brother 笔腻峁囜笉耻, you have now occupied the throne (in stead of installing 笔腻峁囜笉耻鈥檚 son鈥攖he legal heir鈥攐n the throne).

18. By governing the earth with piety (and as per code of righteous government), pleasing your subjects by your (spotless) character and behaving with strict impartiality with your relatives, you can still attain prosperity and good reputation.

19. If you act otherwise, you will be censured in this world and shall go to dark hell hereafter. You, therefore, treat impartially your sons and the 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉.

20. There is no possibility of having eternal companionship with anybody at any time in this world鈥攏ot even with one鈥檚 body. What need be said of contacts with one鈥檚 wife and sons, Oh King.

21. A creature comes into being alone and it dies alone, all by itself. It is all alone when it experiences the fruits of good deeds or suffers the consequences of his evil actions.

22. Others who go under the name of sons (lit. one deserving nourishment) carry away the wealth accumulated by unfair means of this dull-witted fellow, as the brood of acquatic animals share waters.

23. A foolish person who unrighteously nourishes life, wealth, sons and others under the wrong notion that they are his own, finds himself deserted by them, for good, even when he has not yet accomplished his objective of enjoying them.

24. A person not knowing his real interest, being deserted by them (viz. wealth, sons etc. which he regarded as his own) carries the load of his sins himself as he is averse to religion and with his hopes of enjoyment, unfulfilled, he enters the hall of blinding darkness.

25. Oh King! Realizing that this world is like a dream, illusion or an idle fancy, you control your own mind by yourself and be impartial and serene, Oh Lord.

顿丑峁泃补谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 replied:

26. Oh 顿腻苍补辫补迟颈 (the most distinguished donor of charities)! As your honour utters this sweet, salutary speech, I do not feel sated with it, just as a mortal would feel after obtaining the nectar.

27. Oh gentle-natured 础办谤奴谤补! Your sweet and righteous advice, however, does not get fixed in my fickle mind which is partial through affection towards my sons, any more than a flash of lightening into the mount 厂耻诲腻尘补苍.

28. What human being can violate the decree of the Supreme Ruler who has now descended in Yadu鈥檚 race for removing the burden of the earth.

29. Bow unto that Supreme Lord who, having created this universe by his 惭腻测腻 of incomprehensible ways and having entered it afterwards (as the Inner Controller) he apportions the karmas and their fruits, and whose sportive acts which are very difficult to comprehend and who is the main cause and the ultimate goal of this wheel of transmigration (蝉补峁僺腻谤补).

艢r墨 艢uka said:

30. Having thus gauged the mind of the king 顿丑峁泃补谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 and taking leave of his well-wishers and relatives, 础办谤奴谤补 of the 驰腻诲补惫补 clan, returned to 惭补迟丑耻谤腻.

31. Oh 笔补谤墨办峁�i迟 (the scion of the Kuru race)! (After his arrival at 惭补迟丑耻谤腻), he reported to 叠补濒补谤腻尘补 and 碍峁涐梗峁嘺, the behaviour of 顿丑峁泃补谤腻峁ａ弓谤补 towards 笔腻峁囜笉补惫补蝉鈥攖he main purpose of his deputation to 贬补蝉迟颈苍腻辫耻谤补.