न हि मे शान्तिर् अस्तीह युधि देवव्रतं हतम् ॥
पितरं भीमकर्माणं श्रुत्वा मे दुःखम् आविशत् ॥
आर्तिं मे हृदये रूढां महतीं पुत्रकारिताम् ॥
त्वं सिञ्चन् सर्पिषेवाग्निम् उद्दीपयसि संजय ॥
महान्तं भारम् उद्यम्य विश्रुतं सार्वलौकिकम् ॥
दृष्ट्वा विनिहतं भीष्मं मन्ये शोचन्ति पुत्रकाः ॥
श्रोष्यामि तानि दुःखानि दुर्योधनकृतान्य् अहम् ॥
तस्मान् मे सर्वम् आचक्ष्व यद् वृत्तं तत्र संजय ॥
संग्रामे पृथिवीशानां मन्दस्याबुद्धिसंभवम् ॥
अपनीतं सुनीतं वा तन् ममाचक्ष्व संजय ॥
यत् कृतं तत्र भीष्मेण संग्रामे जयम् इच्छता ॥
तेजोयुक्तं कृतास्त्रेण शंस तच् चाप्य् अशेषतः ॥
यथा तद् अभवद् युद्धं कुरुपाण्डवसेनयोः ॥
क्रमेण येन यस्मिंश् च काले यच् च यथा च तत् ॥
na hi me śāntir astīha yudhi devavrataṃ hatam ||
pitaraṃ bhīmakarmāṇaṃ śrutvā me duḥkham āviśat ||
ārtiṃ me hṛdaye rūḍhāṃ mahatīṃ putrakāritām ||
tvaṃ siñcan sarpiṣevāgnim uddīpayasi saṃjaya ||
mahāntaṃ bhāram udyamya viśrutaṃ sārvalaukikam ||
dṛṣṭvā vinihataṃ bhīṣmaṃ manye śocanti putrakāḥ ||
śroṣyāmi tāni duḥkhāni duryodhanakṛtāny aham ||
tasmān me sarvam ācakṣva yad vṛttaṃ tatra saṃjaya ||
saṃgrāme pṛthivīśānāṃ mandasyābuddhisaṃbhavam ||
apanītaṃ sunītaṃ vā tan mamācakṣva saṃjaya ||
yat kṛtaṃ tatra bhīṣmeṇa saṃgrāme jayam icchatā ||
tejoyuktaṃ kṛtāstreṇa śaṃsa tac cāpy aśeṣataḥ ||
yathā tad abhavad yuddhaṃ kurupāṇḍavasenayoḥ ||
krameṇa yena yasmiṃś ca kāle yac ca yathā ca tat ||
"I have no peace here, for hearing that Devavrata, my father of terrible deeds, was slain in battle, sorrow has entered into me. You, Sanjaya, kindle the great grief in my heart caused by my sons, as though pouring ghee into fire. I think my sons must be grieving, having seen Bhishma laid low, for he bore a great burden renowned throughout the whole world. I am yet to hear of these sorrows wrought by Duryodhana; therefore tell me everything that happened there, Sanjaya. Tell me, in this battle of the lords of the earth, what was born of the folly of a fool — whether it was ill-conducted or well-conducted. Tell me also in full what Bhishma did there, seeking victory, full of splendor and master of weapons. Tell me how the battle between the armies of the Kurus and the Pandavas came to pass — in what order, by whom, at what time, what happened, and how."
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The chapter closes with a direct admission: the calamities were wrought by Duryodhana. Dhritarashtra still wavers between blaming the Pandavas and recognizing his sons' guilt, but now he asks that everything be told in order. So grief becomes the beginning of listening to the truth.