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Mahābhārata The History of the Great India
<< 98 Vidura's Message >>
 |  | Vidura said: "O king, may you kindly listen with your ministers and sons to my words. Dhrtarastra, along with his sons, ministers, and close associates, has the great satisfaction to offer you repeated wishes for your health and happiness, for he has real affection for you and your family. Similarly, the most learned Bhisma, son of Santanu, and all of the Kauravas are anxious to hear that you are well and prospering in all your affairs. They send their sincere inquiries.
| | | "The great archer Drona, son of Bharadvaja, considers himself your dear friend, and he sends his embrace and sincere wishes for your well-being. Dhrtarastra has now become related to you through marriage, and he and all the Kauravas feel they are now successful by such a family tie. Even by acquiring a new kingdom, they would not feel the same pleasure as by achieving a family tie with you, O Yajnasena [Drupada].
| | | "Knowing this to be true, kindly let the Pandavas depart, for the Kurus are extremely anxious to see Pandu's legitimate heirs. These mighty Pandavas have been away for a long time, and surely both they and Kunti will be jubilant to see their city. And all the fine Kuru ladies are waiting anxiously to see Draupadi, the princess of Pancala. Indeed, our whole city and country are waiting.
| | | "Please, sir, order without delay that the sons of Pandu depart with their wife, for that is my purpose in coming. Your Majesty, as soon as you release the exalted Pandavas, I shall dispatch the speediest messengers to Dhrtarastra, and the sons of Kunti with their wife Draupadi will then come home."
| | | Drupada said: "Very wise Vidura, just as you expressed it to me now, so do I feel the greatest joy that a family tie has been established between us, my lord. And it is befitting that those great souls return now to their home. But it is not right that I tell them they can leave. Rather, when Kunti's heroic son Yudhisthira decides, with Bhimasena, Arjuna, and the two mighty twins, and especially when Krsna and Balarama agree, then the Pandavas must go. Krsna and Balarama are tigerlike personalities who know the religious principles and are devoted to the happiness and welfare of the Pandavas."
| | | Yudhisthira said, "We and our followers are all dependent on you, O king. We shall gladly do whatever you tell us, for we know of your love for us."
| | | Then Lord Krsna said, "I think it is right to go, or whatever King Drupada decides, for he understands all the religious principles."
| | | King Drupada said, "Lord Krsna, the great-armed hero of the Dasarhas, is the Supreme Personality, and I fully agree with Him that the time has come for the Pandavas to return, for as much as the sons of Kunti are now dear to me, they are just as dear to Lord Krsna, without doubt. When the tigerlike Lord Krsna recommends what is best for them, Yudhisthira, son of Dharma, does not even consider the matter, so great is his faith in Krsna."
| | | Then, granted permission by the great soul Drupada, the Pandavas, Sri Krsna, and great-minded Vidura, taking Draupadi and the illustrious Kunti with them, began an easy journey to the city of Hastinapura, stopping along the way for recreation.
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