Vaishampayana said: -
1. Treating with contempt those words spoken by his mother which were pregnant with good sense, the one, of unsubdued soul, again went to his own place fired with wrath.
2. Then having issued out of the assembly hall did that son of Kuru consult with the son of Suvala, king Shakuni experienced in the game of dice.
3. Such was the resolution of the four, namely Duryodhana, Karna, Shakuni, the son of Suvala and Dushasana.
4. “Janardana, who does everything speedily, wants to capture us first in consultation with Dhritarashtra and the royal son of Shantanu.
5. But we shall capture that best among men, Hrishikesha, by force like Indra seizing the son of Virochana (Vali).
6. Hearing that the scion of the Vrishni race has been captured, the sons of Pandu will lose heart and will became deprived of their energy like serpents whose fangs have been broken.
7. This one of long arms is the refuge and protection of all; and this best among the Satwatas, this giver of boons being captured.
8. All the Sons of Pandu along with the Somakas will be deprived of their energy; Therefore, now and here should we capture this Keshava of quick action.
9. In the face of the ravings of Dhritarashtra and then fight the enemies.” This wicked intention of those wicked-souled wretches.
10. The wise Satyaki, who could understand the signs, quickly came to know of; and in consequence of that knowledge he came out with the son of Hridika (Kritavarman).
11. And he said to Kritavarman: - “Quickly prepare the army for action and with the divisions thereof ready for action and clad in armours, wait at the gate of the council chamber.
12. In the meantime, I shall communicate all this to Krishna who performs action without exertion. Then that hero, having entered the council chamber like a lion entering the caverns of a mountain.
13. Communicated that intention (of those Kurus) to the great soured Keshava and then to Dhritarashtra and then to Vidura also.
14. They heard this proposal of theirs with laughter and ridicule for this (proposed) deed was against virtue, worldly benefit and desire as also against the principles of an honest man.
15. (Satyaki continued). “In this instance the fools seek to do an act which is by no means capable of being performed; these fools of wicked souls are united together to pick a quarrel.
16. Being overpowered by desire and wrath and being subjected to the influence of anger and avarice, these men, of mean heart, seek to slay the one with lotus eyes.
17. As children and idiots attempt to seize blazing fire by means of their cloths”. Hearing those words of Satyaki Vidura, endued with great foresight.
18. Said to Dhritarashtra of long arms in that assembly of the Kurus: - “O king, the time of all of your sons is come, O chastiser of foes.
19. They are prepared to do an act which is incapable of being done, and which, if done, would be discreditable; having overpowered and vanquished this one with lotus eyes.
20. They desire to capture along with the younger brother of Vasava -this best among men, who is incapable of being vanquished, and in fact hard to stand against.
21. Having stood against him they will cease to exist as worms in contact with fire. This Janardana, desiring the good of all when fighting.
22. And rendered angry, will send them to the abode of Yama like a lion routing a herd of elephants; but this mighty blameable act of wickedness will never be perpetrated.
23. Achyuta, the best among men, never swerves from the path of rectitude.” Vidura having said this, Keshava said these words.
24. Looking on Dhritarashtra and in the hearing of his well-wishers: - ‘‘O king, if, being angry they can by their might capture me.
25. Let them do it, for I know, O ruler of the earth, the might of these and I can venture to cure all of them of their anger.
26. But I shall never do an act which is blameable and wicked; these sons of yours will lose their own wealth by coveting the wealth of the Pandavas.
27. Since they desire to act so wickedly Yudhtsthira has all the greater chances of success; for I can at this very moment, capture these and those that follow them.
28. O king, and make ever to the son of Pritha which will not be a hard thing to do; but I am not inclined to do such a blameable deed, O Bharata.
29. What this Duryodhana, O king, wishes to do in your presence, in consequence of wrath and sinful heart, O great king, let him do.
30. I too allow all your sons, O ruler of men.” Hearing this Dhritarashtra said to Vidura: -” Brings that wicked Suyodhana covetous of the kingdom soon.
31. Along with his friends, with his ministers, with his brothers and with his followers. I shall see again if I can get him along the right path.”
32. Then did Khattri again cause Duryodhana to enter the council chamber, unwilling as he was along with his brothers, and surrounded by the kings.
33. Then did the king Dhritarashtra sav to Duryodhana and Karna and Dushasana and the kings who surrounded them.
34. “O you of inhuman conduct, of exceeding sinfulness, having for your supporters only men of small deeds, united with wicked men, you want to perpetrate a wicked deed.
35. This intended act of yours is incapable of being performed, tending to infamy and disapproved by the honest in fact this is a thing which a fool and the cause of infamy to the race like you would attempt.
36. This one with lotus eyes, who cannot be vanquished, in fact who is hard to stand against, you want to capture, being united with your wicked supporters.
37. Him who cannot be forcibly seized even by the gods under the leadership of Vasava, you want to capture lick a child desiring to grasp the moon.
38. You do not know that Keshava is incapable of being fought with in battle by the gods, the human beings, the Gandharvas, the Asuras and the Nagas.
39. Keshava is hard to capture by force even as air is incapable of being captured by living beings, as moon is incapable of being grasped by living beings and as the earth held on the head.
40. This being said by Dhritarashtra the Kshattri Vidura too said, with his eyes on the wrathful son of Dhritarashtra, Duryodhana.
Vidura said: -
41. “O Duryodhana, listen now to these words of mine: At the gates of Saubha did the chief of monkeys, Dwivida by name, covered Keshava with a heavy down pour of stones.
42. Being desirous of capturing Madhava by force, he made every effort to do it but he could not capture him and you want to capture him by force.
43. Naraka, alone with all the Danavas, could not capture Shouri who had gone to Pragjotisha and you want to capture him by force.
44. Slaying in battle Naraka who had lived for many thousands of years he brought away his thousand daughters and man led them with the usual rites.
45. In the city of Nirmochana sixty thousand great Asuras could not capture him with their nooses and you want to capture him by force.
46. When he was but a child, Putana and Shakuni were slain by him and the Govardhana mountain was held up by him for the protection of the cows, O best among the Bharatas.
47. Arishta and Dhenuka as also Chanura of great strength and Aswaraja and Kansa who were leading sinful lives were slain by him.
48. Jarasandha and Vakra and Sisupala of great heroism and Vana were slain by him in battle as also several other kings.
49. The king Varuna too was defeated as also fire of immeasureable energy and even the lord of Shachi himself was over- powered when robbing the Parijat flower.
50. White lying asleep on the all spreading ocean by him were Madhu and Kaitabha slain and in another birth was Hayagriva slain.
51. He is the doer of everything but himself is not created and he is the cause of all power. This Shauri can perform without any effort whatever he wishes.
52. You do not know and fully understand this Achyuta, this Govinda of fierce prowess; he is endued with unblameable energy like an angry serpent.
53. In your attempt to vanquish Krishna of long arms and of unwearied actions you will with your ministers be reduced to the condition of worms perishing by meeting with fire.
Thus ends the one hundred and thirtieth chapter, the speech of Vidura in the Bhagavat-Yana of the Udyoga Parva.