Mb010. Bhima Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

MAHABHARATA

Of the hundred sons, the Kauravas,
And the five sons, the Pandavas,
The powerful one was Bhima.
They grew up all in Hastinapura.

A terror was Bhima to Kauravas,
Sometime he acted as their boss,
For his torture they hated him,
And they decided to kill him

Once they went for a swim,
Kauravas planned this time,
To drown him in the river,
And see he came back never.

It was time for their rest,
A chance it came as the best.
They poisoned Bhima's food.
Down he fell like a dead wood.

He was unconscious they found.
With wild creepers he was bound.
Into the river he was thrown.
In the water he sunk down.

It made his body better
As snakes bites under water,
Cancelled the food poison
And he came alive again.

Both the poisons did no wrong,
But made him still more strong.
This plot Kunti reported to Vidura,
Who cautioned her on Duryodhana.

Duryodhana never dreamt,
Of this failure in his attempt.
His face became black,
When Bhima came back.

"Why they came from the forest?
How to protect their self interest?
Out to eliminate them how best? "
This way Duryodhana thought.

"The right Yudhisthira did own
As King Pandu's eldest son,
To succeed his father's throne.
But this should never happen."

"Bhisma's care once undivided,
Why it stands now divided?
Pandavas more he likes,
While Kauravas he dislikes."

Ruled by jealousy now
Daily he planned how
To finish all the Pandavas,
The enemies of Kauravas.

His brothers to remain silent,
And not to go any time violent,
Yudhisthira warned them so.
His noble nature this did show.