Mahabharatha episode - 28

 

Shringi said: “Father! Whatever I have done may have been hasty or bad. Whether it was pleasant or unpleasant, my words cannot be false. "Father! I tell you, it will not be otherwise. Leave it alone when cursing, I will not lie even in jest."

Shamika said: “Son! I know that you are a fierce and truthful person. You have never spoken a lie before and this will never be a lie. But a father should constantly give his son advice so that he can be virtuous and achieve great success even as an adult.

Aren't you still a boy? I am impressed by your penance. As your brilliance increases, so does your anger. The greatest of the religious! Knowing that you are my son and still a boy, I felt like giving you advice, seeing you so rash.

Eat the food in the forest in peace. Abandon this anger and walk without abandoning the Dharma. Anger destroys the Dharma that the Yatis have earned with great difficulty. The unrighteous have no idea of ​​the goal of their path.

Peace is the preparer for those who forgive. Those who forgive will find good in both this world and the hereafter. Therefore, you should always be forgiving and compassionate. Through forgiveness, you will attain a world that even Brahmins cannot attain.

Son! Having chosen the path of peace, I will do what is possible for me. I send this message to the king: "King! You have been cursed by my son, a young boy whose intellect has not yet developed, who was angry at the insult you have done to me."""

The Suta said: “That great ascetic, full of kindness, sent one of his disciples to king Parikshit with this order. He sent a virtuous disciple named Gauramukha with a message containing skillful questions and accounts of deeds.

He left, quickly entered the palace of Kuruvardhakha Narendra, and sent a message through the doorkeeper. Dwija Gauramukh, who was entertained by Narendra, took some rest and, without leaving out anything, told the king everything about Shamika's harsh words in the presence of his ministers.

“Hey king! In your kingdom, there lives a sage named Shamika, a supremely pious soul, a calm and great ascetic who has controlled his emotions. O man-tiger! O Bharatasattam! You had raised a dead serpent from the tip of your bow on his shoulders. Although he forgave you for this deed, his son did not forgive you.

Rajendra! Without informing his father, he has cursed you that you will die instantly in the next seven nights. No one can deny his words, even if he asks you to protect him again and again. "Unable to control his hot-tempered son, he has sent me to you, seeking your welfare."

Hearing such harsh words, the great ascetic king Kurunanda felt deeply distressed for what he had done. The king was even more saddened to hear that the sage was observing a vow of silence.

The king felt remorse, remembering Shamika's compassion for him and the sin he had committed against the sage that day. The seemingly immortal king did not mourn the news of his own death so much as he mourned the deeds he had done.

Saying, "May the kindness shown to me by the sage Bhagavan be a blessing to me," the king sent Gauramukh away. As soon as Gauramukh left, the king, with a calm mind, consulted with his ministers. After consulting with his ministers, he decided to build a secure palace on a pillar.

He surrounded himself with doctors, medicines, Brahmins, and those skilled in magic for his protection. Thus, protected from all sides, he would carry out his royal duties there, surrounded by all his ministers and religious scholars. When the seventh day arrived, Kashyapa, a wise and learned man, came with the intention of treating the king.

He had heard that the most excellent Takshak was taking the king to Yama's palace and everything that had happened up to that point. He thought that when Pannagendra bit him, he would heal him and by doing so, he could gain both Dharma and Artha.

Seeing Kashyapa walking single-mindedly, Nagendra Taksaka disguised himself as a Brahmin and came to meet him. Pannagendra asked the sage Kashyapa: “Where are you going so fast and what will you do there?”

Kasyapa said: “Today, the most excellent Taksaka will bite the Arindam king Parikshit. "Soumya! I am going in this hurry to save the Pandava clan, the king of Amitabha, who is being bitten by Pannagendra, who has the brilliance of fire."

Takshak said: “Brahmin! I am the Takshak who will kill that great king. Go back. You cannot treat those who have been bitten by me.” Kasyapa said: "Snake! I, the learned one, firmly believe that I can cure that person that you are biting."

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