MAHABHARATA CONDENSED INTO ENGLISH ... - Mandhata Global
MAHABHARATA CONDENSED INTO ENGLISH ... - Mandhata Global
MAHABHARATA CONDENSED INTO ENGLISH ... - Mandhata Global
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"List, O chiefs and righteous monarchs! from a daughter of our race<br />
Evil-destined Sisupala doth his noble lineage trace,<br />
Spite of wrong and frequent outrage, spite of insult often flung,<br />
Never in his heart hath Krishna sought to do his kinsman wrong!<br />
Once I went to eastern regions, Sisupala like a foe<br />
Burnt my far-famed seaport Dwarka, laid the mart and temple low,<br />
Once on Bhoja's trusting monarch faithless Sisupala fell,<br />
Slew his men and threw him captive in his castle's dungeon cell,<br />
Once for holy aswamedha Vasudeva sent his steed,<br />
Sisupala stole the charger, sought to stop the righteous deed,<br />
Once on saintly Babhru's consort, pious-hearted, pure and just,<br />
Sisupala fell in madness, forced the lady to his lust,<br />
Once Visala's beauteous princess went to seek her husband's side,<br />
In her husband's garb disguiséd Sisupala olasped the bride,<br />
This and more hath Krishna suffered, for his mother is our kin,<br />
But the sickening tale appalleth, and he addeth sin to sin!<br />
One more tale of sin I mention: by his impious passion fired,<br />
To my saintly wife, Rukmini, Sisupala hath aspired,<br />
As the low-born seeks the Veda, soiling it with impure breath,<br />
Sisupala sought my consort, and his righteous doom is Death!"<br />
Krishna spake; the rising red blood speaks each angry hero's shame,<br />
Shame for Chedi's impious actions, grief for Sisupala's fame!<br />
Loudly laughed proud Sisupala, spake with bitter taunt and jeer,<br />
Answered Krishna's lofty menace with disdain and cruel sneer:<br />
"Wherefore in this vast assembly thus proclaim thy tale of shame,<br />
If thy wedded wife and consort did inspire my youthful flame?<br />
Doth a man of sense and honour, blest with wisdom and with pride,<br />
Thus proclaim his wedded consort was another's loving bride?<br />
Do thy worst! Or if by anger or by weak forbearance led,<br />
Sisupala seeks no mercy, nor doth Krishna's anger dread!"