Mb053. Duryodhana's Foolish Ideas Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

MAHABHARATA.

Pandavas' welfare Dhritarashtra got,
From the Brahmins, who brought
Where they stayed, from the forest.
His conscience pricked him at first.

He felt bad at their present plight,
What he did, he knew, it wasn't right.
He was afraid, Bhima would kill
His son Duryodhana, a man of ill will.

While he was drowned in his worry,
Duryodhana and the rest were happy.
Pandavas they wanted to tease,
And make their life ill at ease.

They asked for king's permission,
To go on a hunting expedition,
To the forest where Pandavas stay,
As beasts killed cows for prey.

"They're living in peace.
Why should, them we tease?
On our part, it isn't fair,
To do this kind, when they suffer."

To this King's advice,
They gave a reply nice,
That the Pandava's side,
They would surely avoid.

With half heart the king agreed,
Knowing well of his son's greed.
To the Dwaitavana forest they went,
To harass Pandavas they were hell-bent.

Near a lake they wished to camp,
To show Pandvasa their pomp,
But Chitrasena, a gandharva king,
For their stay there, he was objecting.

Between them a fight broke,
Chitrasena at one stroke,
Attacked them from all corners,
And took Kauravas as prisoners.

This news reached Pandavas' ears.
Up Bhima jumped with cheers.
Yudhishthira had his own fears,
For them he shed more tears.

As Kauravas were their own,
Mercy should be shown,
With this view, he sent
His brothers to war front.

Pandavas' friend Chitrasena,
He wasn't for fight with Bhima
Or Arjuna and released the prisoners,
Who were the worst sinners.

Kauravas returned in disgrace,
With no trace of joy on their face.
It was out of Pandava's grace,
Their royal life, they could retrace.