Mahabharata

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Please accept my humble obeisances

All glories to Srila Prabhupada

 

Would you be so kind to help me with this:

 

There's this passage in Krishna Dharma's Mahabharata:

 

"Virata hurled the dice at Yudhisthira and struck him in the face. Blood

flowed from his nose and Yudhisthira cupped his hands to catch it. He looked

across at Draupadi, who sat in the court. She quickly fetched a jug of

water. Yudhisthira held a wet cloth to his face to stem the flow of blood.

(Mahabharata: 1.40: Out of Exile)

 

Apparently Yudhisthira didn't retaliate. Somebody asked him why he didn't

and he said that King Virata does a big service that sometimes people in

important positions do things like that; they are under a lot of stress and

strain.

 

I couldn't find the passage about not retaliating in Krishna Dharma's

Mahabharata. Do you know any edition where I can find it?

 

Do you know any devotees, except Hrdayananda Maharaja, that I could ask for

help?

 

Thanks.

 

your servant

Akrura dasa