In the previous episode, we had witnessed Sanjaya continuing with his scathing reply to King Dhritarashtra. He now says that whatever has happened till now over the past fifteen days (Bringing Bhishmachaarya down and the demise of Guru Dhronachaarya) are just a trailer. The real show is going to begin after this only. Duryodhana’s fortress will fall apart in a short time from now. Even though he has invincible warriors on his side, he will still not be able to win over the Paandavas because of the mere presence of Bhagawan Krishna with them. Saying thus, Sanjaya narrates the entire incarnation of Bhagawan Krishna to King Dhritarashtra, highlighting the fact that Bhagawan Krishna is none other than the “Kaala-Devata” who has incarnated in this world to destroy all sorts of “Adharma”. His mission can never be thwarted by anybody and Duryodhana is no exception to that!
Saying all this, Sanjaya once again tells King Dhritarashtra thus, “Oh King! Look at the valour of all those Raakshasas whom Bhagawan Krishna has destroyed so far – They were extremely invincible people and Bhagawan Krishna neutralized them within minutes. Kamsa had immense strength and manpower to support him. However, Bhagawan Krishna killed Kamsa so easily as if it was a game for Him. Comparing Kamsa’s might with Duryodhana’s, do you even think Duryodhana stands a chance to survive? Afterall who is Duryodhana and what is his power? All these people got destroyed only because of the fact that they were on the side of “Adharma”. Duryodhana is unfortunately in those lines only and there’s no chance that he is going to survive this onslaught from Bhagawan Krishna! The fate of Duryodhana hangs in a small thread now and things are inevitable!”
Concluding this discussion thus, we now enter into the eleventh day of the Kurukshetra war. Now, as we know, Guru Dhronachaarya has taken over as the Senapati after Bhishmachaarya and the war is about to begin. As the war is about to commence, Duryodhana quickly comes to Guru Dhronachaarya and says thus, “Oh Guru! I have a small request for you as we’re about to commence today’s fight – When you approach Yudishtra and fight with him, do not go for the kill. Try to capture him alive and bring him to me!” As Guru Dhronachaarya hears this from Duryodhana, for a moment he thinks that Duryodhana has obtained some “realization” overnight! 🙂 He thinks thus, “Oh wow! What happened to this Duryodhana overnight? What has changed in him? Why is he not wanting to kill Yudishtra? Has he changed for good?” Thinking thus, Guru Dhronachaarya replies back to Duryodhana – “Oh Duryodhana! Today you’ve become a “Dhanyan” (Good person)! I’m very happy that you’ve changed your mindset from killing Yudishtra to keeping him alive! This is good progress. I hope you would gradually stop this war from proceeding further! I think the positivity of Yudishtra has attracted you towards him somehow! If your father hears these words of yours, he will be the happiest person in this world!”
But is Guru Dhronachaarya correct in his judgement about Duryodhana? Duryodhana replies back thus, “Oh Guru Dhronachaarya! I think you’ve mistaken me – If Yudishtra is killed in the war, the remaining four Paandava brothers will also be gone forever! I do not want that to happen! I want all of them to be alive. I want all of them to keep suffering in front of me as I rule the kingdom. I want to see them undergoing immense pain. I should not have enemies at all around me! Only if these five people keep suffering, I shall get the happiness of ruling the kingdom. Whereas if these five brothers are not there, what is the charm in ruling this entire Hastinapura kingdom?”
We can clearly see how sadistic Duryodhana is here – The meaning of what he wants to convey is very clear – He wants these Paandava brothers to be around, but they should undergo immense suffering at all times. Upon seeing these people suffer, he wants to derive happiness! We would see such dialogues even in today’s context too, isn’t it? For instance, some people might say out of frustration – “Oh! For all that he / she has done to me till now, I will ensure that I’ll lead a better life than them some day, in front of them! I shall show them who I am and what I’m capable of!” We keep hearing all these dialogues in movies as well! This is clearly a sadistic nature and this is exactly what Duryodhana is expressing here! So for today, let us understand up to this point and we shall continue this discussion further in the next episode as well! Stay tuned! 🙂
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