(Dyuta Parva)
said,--"when that foremost of sacrifices, the Rajasuya so difficult of accomplishment, was completed, surrounded by his disciples presented himself before . And , upon beholding him quickly rose from his seat, surrounded by his brothers, and worshipped the Rishi who was his grand-father, with water to wash his feet and the offer of a seat. The illustrious one having taken his seat on a costly carpet inlaid with gold, addressed king the just and said.--'Take thy your seat'. And after the king had taken his seat surrounded by his brothers, the illustrious , truthful in speech said,--'O son of , thou you growest grow from good fortune. Thou you hast have obtained imperial sway so difficult of acquisition. And O perpetuator of the Kuru race, all the Kauravas have prospered in consequence of thee you. O Emperor, I have been duly worshipped. I desire now to go with thy your leave! King the just, thus addressed by the Rishi of dark hue, saluted (him) his grandfather and touching his feet said,--'O chief of men, a doubt difficult of being dispelled, hath has risen within me. O bull among regenerate ones, save thee you there is none to remove it. The illustrious Rishi said that (as a consequence of the Rajasuya sacrifice) three kinds of portents, viz., celestial, atmospherical and terrestrial ones happen. O , have those portents been ended by the fall of the kind of the Chedis?''
continued,--"Hearing these words of the king, the exalted son of , the island-born of dark hue, spoke these words,--'For thirteen years, O king, those portents will bear mighty consequences ending in destruction, O king of kings, of all the Kshatriyas. In course of time, O bull of the Bharata race, making thee you the sole cause, the assembled Kshatriyas of the world will be destroyed, O Bharata, for the sins of and through the might of and . In thy your dream, O king of kings thou you wilt will behold towards the end of this might the blue throated , the slayer of Tripura, ever absorbed in meditation, having the bull for his mark, drinking off the human skull, and fierce and terrible, that lord of all creatures, that god of gods, the husband of Uma, otherwise called and Sarva, and Vrisha, armed with the trident and the bow called Pinaka, and attired in tiger skin. And thou you wilt will behold , tall and white as the Kailasa cliff and seated on his bull, gazing unceasingly towards the direction (south) presided over by the king of the Pitris. Even this will be the dream thou you wilt will dream today, O king of kings. Do not grieve for dreaming such a dream. None can rise superior to the influence of Time. Blest be thou you! I will now proceed towards the Kailasa mountain. Rule thou you the earth with vigilance and steadiness, patiently bearing every privation!'"
continued,--"Having said this, the illustrious and island-born of dark hue, accompanied by his disciples ever following the dictates of the Vedas, proceeded towards Kailasa. And after the grand-father had thus gone away, the king afflicted with anxiety and grief, began to think continuously upon what the Rishi hath has said. And he said to himself, 'Indeed what the Rishi hath has said must come to pass. We will succeed in warding off the fates by exertion alone?' Then endued with great energy addressing all his brothers, said, 'Ye you tigers among men, ye you have heard what the island-born Rishi hath has told me. Having heard the words of the Rishi, I have arrived at this firm resolution viz., that I should die, as I am ordained to be the cause of the destruction of all Kshatriyas. Ye you my dear ones, if Time hath has intended so what need is there for me to live?' Hearing these words of the king, replied, 'O king, yield not thyself to this terrible depression that is destructive of reason. Mustering fortitude, O great king, do what would be beneficial.' then, firm in truth, thinking all the while of 's words answered his brothers thus,--'Blest be ye you. Listen to my vow from this day. For thirteen years, what ever purpose have I to live for, I shall not speak a hard word to my brothers or to any of the kings of the earth. Living under the command of my relatives, I shall practise virtue, exemplifying my vow. If I live in this way, making no distinction between my own children and others, there will be no disagreement (between me and others). It is disagreement that is the cause of war in the world. Keeping war at a distance, and ever doing what is agreeable to others, evil reputation will not be mine in the world, ye you bulls among men. Hearing these words of their eldest brother, the Pandavas, always engaged in doing what was agreeable to him, approved of them. And the just, having pledged so, along with his brothers in the midst of that assembly, gratified his priests as also the gods with due ceremonies. And, O bull of the Bharata race, after all the monarchs had gone away, along with his brothers, having performed the usual auspicious rites, accompanied by his ministers entered his own palace. And, O ruler of men, king and , the son of , continued to dwell in that delightful assembly house.
said,--"That bull among men, , continued to dwell in that, assembly house (of the Pandavas). And with , the Kuru prince slowly examined the whole of that mansion, and the Kuru prince beheld in it many celestial designs, which he had never seen before in the city called after the elephant (Hastinapore). And one day king in going round that mansion came upon a crystal surface. And the king, from ignorance, mistaking it for a pool of water, drew up his clothes. And afterwards finding out his mistake the king wandered about the mansion in great sorrow. And sometime after, the king, mistaking a lake of crystal water adorned with lotuses of crystal petals for land, fell into it with all his clothes on. Beholding fallen into the lake, the mighty laughed aloud as also the menials of the palace. And the servants, at the command of the king, soon brought him dry and handsome clothes. Beholding the plight of , the mighty and and both the twins--all laughed aloud. Being unused to putting up with insults, could not bear that laugh of theirs. Concealing his emotions he even did not cast his looks on them. And beholding the monarch once more draw up his clothes to cross a piece of dry land which he had mistaken for water, they all laughed again. And the king sometime after mistook a closed door made of crystal as open. And as he was about to pass through it his head struck against it, and he stood with his brain reeling. And mistaking as closed another door made of crystal that was really open, the king in attempting to open it with stretched hands, tumbled down. And coming upon another door that was really open, the king thinking it as closed, went away from it. And, O monarch, king beholding that vast wealth in the Rajasuya sacrifice and having become the victim of those numerous errors within the assembly house at last returned, with the leave of the Pandavas, to Hastinapore.
And the heart of king , afflicted at sight of the prosperity of the Pandavas, became inclined to sin, as he proceeded towards his city reflecting on all he had seen and suffered. And beholding the Pandavas happy and all the kings of the earth paying homage to them, as also everybody, young and old, engaged in doing good unto to them, and reflecting also on the splendour and prosperity of the illustrious sons of , , the son of , became pale. In proceeding (to his city) with an efflicted heart, the prince thought of nothing else but that assembly house and that unrivalled prosperity of the wise . And , the son of , was so taken up with his thoughts then that he spoke not a word to 's son even though the latter addressed him repeatedly. And , beholding him absent-minded, said,--'O , why art thou you proceeding thus'?
" replied,--O uncle, beholding this whole earth owning the sway of in consequence of the might of the illustrious 's weapons and beholding also that sacrifice of the son of like unto to the sacrifice of himself of great glory among the celestials, I, being filled with jealousy and burning day and night, am being dried up like a shallow tank in the summer season. Behold, when was slain by the chief of the Satwatas, there was no man to take the side of . Consumed by the fire of the Pandava, they all forgave that offence; otherwise who is there that could forgive it? That highly improper act of grave consequence done by succeeded in consequence of the power of the illustrious son of . And so many monarchs also brought with them various kinds of wealth for king , the son of , like tribute-paying Vaisyas! Beholding 's prosperity of such splendour, my heart burneth burns, efflicted with jealously, although it behoveth behooves me not to be jealous.'
"Having reflected in this way, , as if burnt by fire, addressed the king of Gandhara again and said,--'I shall throw myself upon a flaming fire or swallow poison or drown myself in water. I cannot live. What man is there in the world possessed of vigour who can bear to see his foes in the enjoyment of prosperity and himself in destitution? Therefore I who bear to see that accession of prosperity and fortune (in my foes) am neither a woman nor one that is not a woman, neither also a man nor one that is not a man. Beholding their sovereignty over the world and vast affluence, as also that sacrifice, who is there like me that would not smart under all that? Alone I am incapable of acquiring such royal prosperity; nor do I behold allies that could help me in the matter. It is for this that I am thinking of self-destruction. Beholding that great and serene prosperity of the son of , I regard Fate as supreme and exertions fruitless. O son of , formerly I strove to compass his destruction. But baffling all my efforts he hath has grown in prosperity even like the lotus from within a pool of water. It is for this that I regard Fate as supreme and exertions fruitless. Behold, the sons of are decaying and the sons of are growing day by day. Beholding that prosperity of the Pandavas, and that assembly house of theirs, and those menials laughing at me, my heart burneth burns as if it were on fire. Therefore, O uncle, know me now as deeply grieved and filled with jealousy, and speak of it to .