Kl26. Akrura's Visit To Hastinapura Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

Lord Krishna then sent,
And Akrura immediately went,
To the Hastinapura City,
The Pandavas capital city.

The word "hastis" meant elephants.
Pandavas kept numerous elephants.
So, Hastinapura they named it,
Where Akrura went on his visit.

It showed the City's richness,
The elephants, chariots, horses,
Besides big army an expensive,
Available for use defensive.

Its then ruler was Dhrtarastra,
Whose top minister was Vidura.
Their names were spread,
At all places, far and wide.

When King Pandu, his brother died,
The throne he covetously occupied,
Despite the late king's sons,
Pandavas were the heir princes.

There the political situation,
Remained in a total confusion,
The King was in his sons favour
The greediest persons they were.

Akrura studied the position,
To brief the political situation,
To Krishna later, on his return,
For His proper action, in turn.

Kunti, the late King's wife,
Spent there a miserable life,
Due to the ruler's partiality,
Besides his total animosity.

She was one of Akrura's cousins,
Told him of the countless sins,
Of the king's treacherous sons,
Who disliked her own sons.

Its political unpleasant atmosphere,
Also for her sons safety, Kunti's fear,
All these details Akrura briefed,
With deep concern Krishna heard.

This way His study began,
How the other kingdoms ran,
To reinforce the Matura City,
And make it strong and mighty.