In the previous episode, we had witnessed Duryodhana planning a vicious trap for capturing Bhagawan Krishna when He arrives at the Hastinapura courtroom. We’ve understood that Bhagawan Krishna is on His way to broker peace between the two rival camps and as the news spreads thick and fast, King Dhritarashtra scrambles on one side to offer a lot of gift items to Bhagawan Krishna, in a bid to make Him switch sides. On the other hand, Duryodhana is not interested in all these things, however, he too wants Bhagawan Krishna to be on his side somehow. Hence, Duryodhana wants to arrest Bhagawan Krishna and with this, he plans to bring the entire Yaadava community of Bhagawan Krishna on to his side! We’ve seen that Duryodhana discusses this plan in front of everyone and Bhishmachaarya walks out in anger and frustration as he hears it!
As Bhishmachaarya walks out thus, King Dhritarashtra once again gets into firefighting mode and now turns to Vidura for help. King Dhritarashtra says thus, “Oh Vidura! I’m hearing that Bhagawan Krishna is nearing Hastinapura city and most probably He would be arriving here by tomorrow morning. I want you to go and receive Bhagawan Krishna as He makes His way into Hastinapura. Please ensure that Bhagawan Krishna is not taken aback in any way. Please ensure that He is happy all through His stay here at Hastinapura. Please provide the best hospitality to Him as much as possible. I do not know how this stupid Duryodhana will behave in front of Bhagawan Krishna. So please have an eye on Duryodhana’s behavior and ensure that Bhagawan Krishna doesn’t return back angrily!”
As this happens, Vidura takes care of the entire hospitality for Bhagawan Krishna and as the dawn breaks on the next day, Bhagawan Krishna makes His way into Hastinapura city. On either sides of the passage, hundreds of people flock to get a glimpse of Bhagawan Krishna and to obtain His divine “Darshan”. As Bhagawan Krishna makes His way through, He too acknowledges all the prayers and salutations of the people of Hastinapura. The prayer within peoples’ mind is only this – “Oh Bhagawan Krishna! You’ve come for an auspicious purpose. Please ensure that there’s no unnecessary war, which would result in a disastrous consequence of all of them losing their lives and livelihood. Please ensure that Duryodhana walks the path of “Dharma” after your visit! May your visit be successful!”
As Bhagawan Krishna comes closer to the entrance of the city, Vidura and Duryodhana go together to receive Him and are waiting for His arrival. As Bhagawan Krishna arrives at the entrance, He gets down from the chariot upon seeing both of them waiting for Him and all of them exchange pleasantries to each other. Initially the plan was that all three of them would go together and ensure Bhaagwan Krishna’s stay was comfortable. However, Bhagawan Krishna had other plans. Upon seeing Duryodhana and Vidura together, Bhagawan Krishna comes closer to Vidura, holds his hands tightly with His and gets him on to His chariot, thus leaving Duryodhana behind! This comes as a huge embarrassment for Duryodhana as he is internally fuming with anger! Subsequently another chariot comes for Duryodhana as he gets on to it. Thus, the two chariots make their way into the Hastinapura palace and passes through the broad streets leading to it.
As this happens, both the chariots stop at King Dhritarashtra’s residence. Bhagawan Krishna, Vidura and Duryodhana make their way to meet King Dhritarashtra, who offers his respects and salutations to Bhagawan Krishna upon arrival. As the formalities get completed, King Dhritarashtra is about to request Bhagawan Krishna to stay at his residence itself for the day. But is Bhagawan Krishna going to accept this offer? Let us wait till the next episode to find out! Stay tuned! 🙂
The Indian Dharma 