Dhritarastra was blind from birth. Unfortunately, he was also bereft of spiritual
vision.
He knew very well that his sons were equally blind in the matter of religion,
and he was sure that they could never reach an understanding with the Päëďavas,
who were all pious since birth.
Still he was doubtful about the influence of the place of pilgrimage,
and Sañjaya could understand his motive in asking about the situation on the
battlefield.
Sañjaya wanted, therefore, to encourage the despondent king and thus assured
him that his sons were not going to make any sort of compromise under the influence
of the holy place.
Sañjaya therefore informed the king that his son, Duryodhana, after seeing
the military force of the Päëďavas, at once went to the commander in chief,
Droëäcärya, to inform him of the real position.
Although Duryodhana is mentioned as the king, he still had to go to the
commander on account of the seriousness of the situation.
He was therefore quite fit to be a politician. But Duryodhana’s
diplomatic veneer could not disguise the fear he felt when he saw the military arrangement
of the Päëďavas.
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