Justice in the Hands of Torture - Swami Bhoomananda Tirtha

"Look at my long sturdy hands. Even Lord Indra, once caught betweenthese, will not be able to wriggle out. Only because the nooseof Dharma has tied me down, the prestige of our lineage has preventedme and Arjuna too has held me back, I am gulping in allthis humiliation, agony and injustice. If even at this moment Dharmaputra(Yudhishthira) would give me his sanction, I wouldsmash outright the whole lot of the sons of Dhritarashtra".Hearing these words, both Bheeshma and Drona simultaneouslytold Bheema "Be patient, O Bheema, hold yourself back. You arecertainly capable of doing all that, we know your strength andpower, but wait".Karna, Arjuna's rival and a close associate of Duryodhana, becameimpatient. He spoke out the following looking at Draupadi;"There are but three persons in this assembly who are absolutelyfree. Bheeshma, Vidura and Drona. These persons call their ownMaster (Duryodhana) as the wickedest of the wicked. They do notdetest committing the sin of disloyalty to the master, which is subversiveto their own fame and status."Three are those spoken of as having no right to property - a servant,a son, a woman who has no independence. The woman weddedto a servant or a slave as well as his wealth and possessionsboth become Lordless and go to the custody of the King of the land."Panchali, as you have now become a slave, Duryodhana is yourMaster and Lord; not the sons of Kunti (namely the Pandavas). Yougo to the palace of Duryodhana and become one of his womenfolk.That is the right place for you. Marry now another, a son of Dhritarashtra,whereby you will beget a status which cannot be removed by a20