Satyawati -30 Poem by Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon
Satyawati -30
30. Seeds of Conflict
The young princes grew up
Under the tutelage of Bhisma;
He took it upon himself to train
The second generation as well.
Dhritarashtra, though blind,
Was intelligent and hard working
But nurtured a negative outlook
On everything in his life.
Ever since it was known that
A blind cannot be the king
His bitterness knew no bounds
And he stopped all training.
Pandu the younger prince
Was lazy and easy-going;
His weak body did not permit him
To practice archery and fencing.
He was inept in learning weaponry.
The maid named her son Vidur
He was calm, intelligent and scholarly
Learned scriptures and soon became
A great scholar and administrator.
Soon Pandu was anointed King
And Vidur, the Prime Minister
I was happy to retire as queen
In favour of my grandson.
We ignored the disappointment
On the face of Dhritarashtra.
In this part of the epic you have so touchingly inscribed the disappointment of Dhritarashtra. It may be quoted... Ever since it was known that A blind cannot be the king His bitterness knew no bounds And he stopped all training. Though Dhritarashtra was blind yet he was intelligent but he was negative in nature. However Pandu was anointed king and Satyawati became happy. Nice presentation. Thanks.
Interesting to read about dritarashtra, Pandu and vidur.3 different kinds of personalities. Dritarashtras disappointment stirred bitterness In blood.. Excellent piece
This bitterness is the seed of the entire story of the epic. It bears in it, the Great War and the inevitable catastrophic that follows.
A saga of epic proportions unfolding bit by bit, gripping the reader by its smooth narration and deft characterization. The sense of disappointment hits us hard so it's easy to sympathize with Dhritarashtra despite his negative traits n outlook.
I am now nearing the end of this epical series. Thank you Nosheen.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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12/22/2025 9:02:19 PM # 1.0.0
Very powerfully sewn, with beauty, heart and lessons shown! .. Thank you ever so much for sharing these! .. Ever so many 10S! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! +++++
Thank you, Becca, for the appreciation. In this part, I have tried to depict how the seeds of forthcoming big conflict is ignored by all...... And the epic is about how the seeds grow into an immense calamity