PART II

TRANSLATION

After wandering through the forest for years,
Enduring hardships and fears,
The Pandavas emerged, stronger and wiser.
But fortune doesn’t always sleep
So let’s just see what happens next…

To teach the path of friendship
To unite all on the right path,
To counsel Duryodhana,
To protect the mighty warriors.
Lord krishna came to Hastinapur,
Bearing the Pandavas’ message.

“If justice is divided into two halves,
But even then there’s a hindrance,
Then give us just five villages,
Keep the rest of your land.”
“We’ll happily eat ,
And won’t trouble our kin.”
But Duryodhana couldn’t give, Duryodhana couldn’t give that much…
Nor did he accept the society’s blessing.
Instead, he tried to Bind krishna in chains
trying to achieve the impossible.

When destruction looms over mankind,
First, wisdom fades.
The Lord roared mightily,
Revealing his cosmic form.
Elephants trembled as he spoke,
“Bind me, Duryodhana, bind me.”
“Look, the sky is within me,
The wind is within me.
All sounds, the entire universe,
Is within me.”
“Immortality blooms within me,
Destruction dances within me.”
“Mount Udayachal is my forehead,
The earth is my chest.
My arms encompass the world,
Mount Meru is my foot.”
“All the shining stars and planets,
Are within my mouth.”

“If you can see, you’ll see the infinite universe within me.
All beings, the perishable and the imperishable,
Mortals, gods, and demons.”
“Billions of suns, billions of moons,
Billions of rivers, billions of oceans.”
“Billions of Brahmas, Vishnus, and Maheshes,
Billions of Indras, Vishnus, and Dhanushs.
Billions of Rudras, billions of Kalas,
Billions of Yama, the lords of death.”
“Bind them all, Duryodhana, bind them.”
“See the earth, the sky, and the netherworld.
See the past, present, and future.
See the creation of the universe,
See the Mahabharata war.”

“The earth is filled with the dead,
Where do you find yourself in this?”
“See the web of the sky,
See the netherworld beneath your feet.
See all three times in your fist,
See my terrifying form.”
“All beings are born from me,
And return to me.”

“From my tongue, a fierce flame roars,
From my breath, the life-giving wind.
Wherever my gaze falls,
Creation rejoices.”
“When I close my eyes,
Death envelops all.”

“Huh…You’ve come to bind me,
What chains have you brought?
If you wish to bind me,
Then First bind the infinite sky.”
“He who cannot even listen,
How can he even bind me?”
"You didn’t heed my advice,
You didn’t understand the value of friendship.

So now I depart,
And pronounce my final decree."
“There will be no more requests,
There will only be life or death.”
“Stars will collide,
Fiery rain will fall on the earth.
The serpent king’s hood will rise,
And the terrifying time will open its mouth.”
“Duryodhana, such a war will happen,
Never before seen.”
“Brothers will turn against brothers,
Poisonous arrows will pierce.
The happiness of mankind will shatter,
And the hyenas of misfortune will feast.”
“In the end, you will be defeated,
You will become a symbol of violence.”

The assembly was silent, everyone was terrified.
Only Dhritarashtra(king of hastinapur) and Vidur(counseler,loyal to pandavas) were calm.
They stood with folded hands, fearless,