Mahabharata – 100

by 

Sankar Mukherjee

&

Dr. Ramesh Chandra Mukhopadhyaya
                                   AadivamsavataranaParva

Kacha now set out for the capital of the demon king Vrishaparva.It was a wonderful city with well laid out streets roads & lanes, palaces & parks & woodland,foutains & flower gardens & play grounds. Kacha there met the great Sukracharya alight with the flames of wisdom which  soothe the souls & never burn.Kacha prostrated at the feet of Sukracharya & introduced himself as the son of Vrihaspati the preceptor of the gods & the grandson of Angirasa. Kacha wanted to be a discple of Sukracharya to get the share of Sukracharya’s wisdom.He vowed that he would observe celibacy & brahmacharya for thousand years.Sukracharya knew what Kacha was about.True that he was the son of Vrihaspati,his arch enemy. But this did not stand in the way of Sukracharya to impart knowledge to Kacha the son of his arch enemy Brihaspati. Indeed, the teacher should be large hearted enough to impart wisdom to his enemies even if they deserve it.