Mahabharat

'Om Namah Shivaya.'

'Om Namah Shivaya.'

'Om Namah Shivaya. Om Namah Shivaya.'

'Om Namah Shivaya.'

'Om Namah Shivaya.'

'Om Namah Shivaya.'

Greetings, grandsire.

Greetings. - Grandsire

I want to ask you a question.

You have unfathomable knowledge of correctness.

It is said that a kingdom devoid of a Crown Prince

is a one devoid of the grace of the Gods.

Then why are you

keeping Hastinapur away from the grace of the Gods?

Somewhere in Hastinapur or in the Kuru kingdom

was there a scant amount of rain

leading to a drought?

Or are humans and cattle dying without any apparent reason

in the kingdom?

Then how can you deem

that we do not have the grace of the Gods?

How could you deem that Hastinapur is

devoid of a Crown Prince?

Who is the Crown Prince?

Brother Yudhishthir has passed away

and I have

not been anointed yet.

Nevertheless

the Gods have not kept us away from their grace.

What is it that I am holding?

A piece of sandalwood.

Even after being abraded, it continues emitting fragrance.

Same is the case with being a Crown Prince.

Whether the throne is occupied by a Crown Prince or not

the Gods know whether a Crown Prince is present in the kingdom

or not.

Does this mean, the Gods

know that I am the Crown Prince?

Then why am I not being anointed as one?

Then the Kings of the Aryan region will know

that I am the Crown Prince of Hastinapur.

What the Gods know is the truth.

What the Kings of the Aryan region know

changes every day.

And that is why

them knowing of it

has no value.

However, for your contentment, if

you wish to convey this to those Kings

then who am I to stop you?

You have been exceedingly gracious, grandsire.

Let me go tell father about this.

Greetings.

Greetings, uncle.

Greetings, Vidur.

You

gave Duryodhan the permission to be anointed, uncle?

Yes.

When a Crown Prince is already present

then even if other people bathe in milk every day

they do not become the Crown Prince.

Let the anointment take place.

When Yudhishthir will return

this anointment will get nullified on its own.

But our spies have not yet found the Pandavas, uncle.

Who knows when they will return.

And until then, will Duryodhan not get himself anointed?

That will not happen.

The sons of Pandu will return soon.

I have got the news of

where they are.

But how, uncle?

Did you not hear