When
Dhritarashtra came to know about the devilish mentality of Duryodhana, he tried
to pacify him, “My dear son, whatever you may want for your enjoyment is
already at your disposal. Our opulence is no less than that of the gods in
heaven. We have immense wealth, magnificent mansions. The best of clothes, the
finest food and beautiful women. All these are just waiting to give you
pleasure. What reasons is there for you to become depressed?” Duryodhana suddenly muttered, “Don’t you know
that they got thousands of invaluable gifts in Rajsuya yajna?”
Dhritarashtra
suggested, “You can also perform a similar sacrifice and you will also get
those gifts,”But Duryodhana would not get even one tenth of the gifts that
Yudhishthir got.
Therefore the
evil-minded Duryodhana, along with the diabolical Shakuni, decided to devise
some devious ways, by which the Pandavas could be destroyed. Duryodhana knew
that he could not challenge the Pandavas in a battle; they would easily defeat
him. So he decided to invite the Pandavas to gambling match so that their
kingdom can be usurped and they can be exiled into the forest.
Even during the exile of the pandavas, Duryodhana, though
the emperor of the entire world was constantly in anxiety about the
possibilities of return of Pandavas in the future; he was never at peace. On
the other hand, Pandavas,who were great devotees of Krishna, being non envois,
lived peacefully though they were in utter poverty in the forest.
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