Satyawati -30
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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.
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