Mahabharata 15.3: tṛtīyo'dhyāyaḥ

15.3.1

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
sa rājā sumahātejā vṛddhaḥ kurukulodvahaḥ |
nāpaśyata tadā kiṃcidapriyaṃ pāṇḍunandane || 1 ||

"Vaisampayana continued, 'Possessed of great energy, that perpetuator of Kuru's race, viz., the old king Dhritarashtra, could not notice any ill-will in Yudhishthira Seeing that the high-souled Pandavas were in the observance of a wise and righteous conduct, king Dhritarashtra, the son of Amvika, became gratified with them. Suvala's daughter, Gandhari, casting off all sorrow for her (slain) children, began to show great affection for the Pandavas as if they were her own children. Endued with great energy, the Kuru king Yudhishthira, never did anything that was disagreeable to the royal son of Vichitraviryya. On the other hand, he always behaved towards him in a highly agreeable way. Whatever acts, grave or light, were directed by king Dhritarashtra, or the helpless Gandhari to be done, were all accomplished with reverence, O monarch, by that slayer of hostile heroes, viz., the Pandava king. The old king became highly gratified with such conduct of Yudhishthira. Indeed, he was grieved at the remembrance of his own wicked son. Rising every day at early dawn, he purified himself and went through his recitations, and then blessed the Pandavas by wishing them victory in battle. Making the usual gifts unto the Brahmanas and causing them to utter benedictions, and Pouring libations on the sacred fire, the old king prayed for long life to the Pandavas. Indeed, the king had never derived that great happiness from his own sons which he always derived from the sons of Pandu. King Yudhishthira at that time became as agreeable to the Brahmanas as to the Kshatriyas, and the diverse bands of Vaisyas and Sudras of his realm. Whatever wrongs were done to him by the sons of Dhritarashtra, king Yudhishthira, forgot them all, and reverenced his uncle. If any man did anything that was not agreeable to the son of Amvika, he became thereby an object of hatred to the intelligent son of Kunti. Indeed, through fear of Yudhishthira, nobody could talk of the evil deeds of either Duryodhana or Dhritarashtra. Both Gandhari and [paragraph continues] Vidura also wore well pleased with the capacity the king Ajatasatru showed for bearing wrongs. They were, however, not so pleased, O slayer of foes, with Bhima. Dharma's son, Yudhishthira, was truly obedient to his uncle. Bhima, however, at the sight of Dhritarashtra, became very cheerless. That slayer of foes, seeing Dharma's son reverencing the old king, reverenced him outwardly with a very unwilling heart."'

15.3.2

vartamāneṣu sadvṛttiṃ pāṇḍaveṣu mahātmasu |
prītimānabhavadrājā dhṛtarāṣṭro'mbikāsutaḥ || 2 ||

15.3.3

saubaleyī ca gāndhārī putraśokamapāsya tam |
sadaiva prītimatyāsīttanayeṣu nijeṣviva || 3 ||

15.3.4

priyāṇyeva tu kauravyo nāpriyāṇi kurūdvaha |
vaicitravīrye nṛpatau samācarati nityadā || 4 ||

15.3.5

yadyadbrūte ca kiṃcitsa dhṛtarāṣṭro narādhipaḥ |
guru vā laghu vā kāryaṃ gāndhārī ca yaśasvinī || 5 ||

15.3.6

tatsa rājā mahārāja pāṇḍavānāṃ dhuraṃdharaḥ |
pūjayitvā vacastattadakārṣītparavīrahā || 6 ||

15.3.7

tena tasyābhavatprīto vṛttena sa narādhipaḥ |
anvatapyacca saṃsmṛtya putraṃ mandamacetasam || 7 ||

15.3.8

sadā ca prātarutthāya kṛtajapyaḥ śucirnṛpaḥ |
āśāste pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ samareṣvaparājayam || 8 ||

15.3.9

brāhmaṇānvācayitvā ca hutvā caiva hutāśanam |
āyuṣyaṃ pāṇḍuputrāṇāmāśāste sa narādhipaḥ || 9 ||

15.3.10

na tāṃ prītiṃ parāmāpa putrebhyaḥ sa mahīpatiḥ |
yāṃ prītiṃ pāṇḍuputrebhyaḥ samavāpa tadā nṛpaḥ || 10 ||

15.3.11

brāhmaṇānāṃ ca vṛddhānāṃ kṣatriyāṇāṃ ca bhārata |
tathā viṭśūdrasaṃghānāmabhavatsupriyastadā || 11 ||

15.3.12

yacca kiṃcitpurā pāpaṃ dhṛtarāṣṭrasutaiḥ kṛtam |
akṛtvā hṛdi tadrājā taṃ nṛpaṃ so'nvavartata || 12 ||

15.3.13

yaśca kaścinnaraḥ kiṃcidapriyaṃ cāmbikāsute |
kurute dveṣyatāmeti sa kaunteyasya dhīmataḥ || 13 ||

15.3.14

na rājño dhṛtarāṣṭrasya na ca duryodhanasya vai |
uvāca duṣkṛtaṃ kiṃcidyudhiṣṭhirabhayānnaraḥ || 14 ||

15.3.15

dhṛtyā tuṣṭo narendrasya gāndhārī vidurastathā |
śaucena cājātaśatrorna tu bhīmasya śatruhan || 15 ||

15.3.16

anvavartata bhīmo'pi niṣṭanandharmajaṃ nṛpam |
dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ ca saṃprekṣya sadā bhavati durmanāḥ || 16 ||

15.3.17

rājānamanuvartantaṃ dharmaputraṃ mahāmatim |
anvavartata kauravyo hṛdayena parāṅmukhaḥ || 17 ||