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Library: Kunti concludes the story of Vibhavari and Sanjaya
The mother spoke:
A king should never show fear in any adverse situation. However, even if he is broken, he should not behave as if he is defeated.
Upon seeing the king in distress, everything is announced. The kingdom, army, and ministers each make their own decisions separately.
Some enemies surrender, others abandon again. Some others wish to abandon those who were previously insulted.
True friends indeed worship him. Even those who are powerless and desire welfare, like cows with calves tied, grieve after him as relatives grieve for those who have departed.
Even your respected friends, who were once considered close, now desire the kingdom and approach the king's calamity. Do not let yourself be seen by them, lest they laugh at you in your broken state.
I was inquiring about your influence, manliness, and intellect, while uttering words of consolation as if a strong person to a weak one.
If you understand this and if I am speaking correctly, then make yourself gentle and rise for victory, Sanjaya.
We have a great collection of treasures unknown to you. I am the one who knows it, and no one else can acquire it for you.
There are many hundreds of your friends, Sanjaya, who share in joy and sorrow, are heroic, worthy of hundreds, and do not retreat.
Such indeed are the helpers of a man who desires to rise slightly, the ministers who are destroyers of enemies.
The son spoke:
Even a person of little intelligence, upon hearing such a well-constructed speech, would not have their ignorance dispelled.
In the water, I must bear the burden and cross the slope, guided by my lady who sees both the future and the past.
I was indeed eager to hear words from you, and I kept replying little by little, remaining silent again and again.
Just as one is not satisfied with nectar obtained with difficulty from a relative, I rise to control and conquer the enemies.
Kunti spoke:
He was driven like a good horse by verbal arrows and did everything as instructed properly.
The minister should convey this excellent and formidable encouragement to the king, who is suffering and oppressed by enemies.
This history named 'Victory' should be heard by one who desires to conquer. By hearing it, one quickly conquers the earth and crushes enemies.
This ritual, known as Puṃsavana, is indeed for producing males and heroes; when a pregnant woman frequently hears about it, she is certain to give birth to a hero.
The one who is heroic in knowledge, penance, and self-control, an ascetic shining with Brahmanic splendor, is approved and praised.
He is radiant and endowed with strength, a highly fortunate and great chariot-warrior. Bold and invincible, he is a conqueror who remains undefeated.
A Kshatriya woman gives birth to a hero of true valor, who is the controller of the wicked and protector of the righteous.
