Text 13] Questions by Vidura 11
brahmanas and demigods, who are the controllers of the universal affairs.
Besides that, Lord Krsna and His family members, the royal order of the
Yadu dynasty, were the conquerers of all kings of the world.

The ksatriyas used to fight the kings of various dominions and kidnap
their beautiful princess-daughters, after conquering their relatives. This
system was laudable because the ksatriyas and the princesses would be
married only on the basis of the chivalry of the conquering kgatriya. All
the young princes of the Yadu dynasty married the daughters of other
kings in this way, by chivalrous force, and thus they were conquerors of
all the kings of the world. Vidura wanted to impress upon his elder brother
that fighting with the Pandavas was fraught with many dangers because
they were supported by Lord Krsna, who had conquered, even in His
childhood, demons like Kamsa and Jarasandha and demigods like Brahma
and Indra. Therefore all universal power was behind the Pandavas.

TEXT 13
a ay ate: gerfaere
Ter AT | AATTART |
gots sosget aaxit-
De
TAMTTT «=| FORTSTT 123
sa esa dosah purusa-dvid aste
grhan pravisto yam apatya-matya
pusnasi krsnad vimukho gata-sris
tyajasvasaivam kula-kausalaya

sah—he; esah—this; dosah—offense personified; purusa-dvit—envious of
Lord Krsna; aste—exists; grhan—household; pravistah—entered; yam—
whom; apatya-matya—thinking to be your son; pusnasi—maintaining;
krsnat—from Krsna; vimukhah—in opposition; gata-srih—devoid of every-
thing auspicious; tyaja—give up; asu—as soon as possible; asaivam—
inauspicious; kula—family; kausalaya—for the sake of.

TRANSLATION

You are maintaining offense personified, Duryodhana, as your infal-
lible son, but he is envious of Lord Krsna. And because you are thus main-
taining a nondevotee of Krsna, you are devoid of all auspicious qualities.
Relieve yourself of this ill fortune as soon as possible and do good to the
whole family!
