Mahabharata Adiparva Viduraagamana parva section 203-211
Sri Sadgurubhyoh Namah
King Dhritarashtra on hearing that pandavas are alive, takes counsel from Vidura, Bhishma, Drona, Duryodhan, Karna, Sakuni.
Vidura, Bhishma, Drona advice him to give half the kingdom to Pandavas and invite them to Hastinapur. Karna advices that they should not invite them and prepare for war. Karna feels that what is destined to happen will happen.
King unwillingly accepts the advice of Vidura, and sends him to Panchala kingdom to invite Pandavas. King Drupada then takes counsel of Lord Krishna and on his approval, sends pandavas to Hastinapur. After Yudhistir pays respect to blind King, Bhishma, Drona and Vidura stays there for sometime. Dhritarastra summons Yudhistir and tells him to take half the kingdom and go to 'Khandavaprastha' and rule there. Khandavaprastha is a desert. Pandavas through their proper administration and planning, construct a beautiful city for people to live and prosper there.
My Commentary :
Pandavas turn a desert into a beautiful city for living. Blind king Dhritarastra, Duryodhana, and karna because of their hatred and jealousy towards Pandavas turn a prosperous kingdom into a graveyard.
Hari Om
In Guruseva
From Uma:
ReplyDeleteHow could Bhishma being their own grandfather allowed them to take a desert/barren land and let other grandchildren take prosperous land?
we respect and honour the wishes of older generation but what can one do if the elders of the family make decisions that is one sided and partial?
Bhishma is the one who convinces Dhritarashtra to divide kingdom. He says "Sons of Pandu are same to me as your sons and I will protect both kurus and pandus." The decision to send them to a desert is taken by Dhritarashtra.
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