الإنجليزية 1443

The readers of the Bhagavad-Gita may wonder why there was no impact on Dhṛtarāṣṭra like the one that was seen on Sanjaya and Arjuna after listening to the same remarkable philosophy of the Gita. The answer to this question can be derived from the very first verse of the Gita. It lies in the feeling of mineness in Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s mind and consequent demarcation made by him. Dhṛtarāṣṭra considered Duryodhana, Duhśāsana, and Śakuni to be ‘my sons’ and Arjuna, Bhīma and Yudhiṣṭhīra to be the ‘sons of Pāṇḍu.’ These six people are not mere individuals. Each one of them symbolizes a specific collection of vices or virtues. Duryodhana is greedy, arrogant, and unjust. Duhśāsana is lustful, reckless, and thoughtless. Śakuni is diabolic.