Purochana - AncientVoice

Mbh.1.2.369	also the birth of the Pandavas; the plottings of Duryodhana to send the sons of Pandu to Varanavata, and the other dark counsels of the sons of Dhritarashtra in regard to the Pandavas; then the advice administered to Yudhishthira on his way by that well-wisher of the Pandavas, Vidura, in the mlechchha language, the digging of the hole, the burning of Purochana and the sleeping woman of the fowler caste, with her five sons, in the house of lac; the meeting of the Pandavas in the dreadful forest with Hidimba, and the slaying of her brother Hidimba by Bhima of great prowess.
Mbh.1.61.2924	And they lived in that place for one year, protecting themselves from Purochana very wakefully.
Mbh.1.61.2925	And causing a subterranean passage to be constructed, acting according to the directions of Vidura, they set fire to that house of lac and burnt Purochana their enemy and the spy of Duryodhana to death.
Mbh.1.143.7727	And that worst of Mlechchhas, the wretched Purochana who was the architect employed in building the house of lac was also burnt in the conflagration.
Mbh.1.146.7810	And, O bull of Bharata's race, Duryodhana, then, summoning his counsellor, Purochana in private, took hold of his right hand and said, O Purochana, this world, so full of wealth, is mine.
Mbh.1.146.7826	Saying, So be it' unto the Kuru prince, Purochana repaired to Varanavata in a car drawn by fleet mules.
Mbh.1.148.7870	Those foremost of men then went to the abodes of the officials of the town, and then of the Sutas and the Vaisyas and then to those of even the Sudras, O bull of Bharata's race, thus adored by the citizens, the Pandavas at last went with Purochana going before them, to the palace that had been built for them, Purochana then began to place before them food and drink and beds and carpets, all of the first and most agreeable order.
Mbh.1.148.7871	The Pandavas attired in costly robes, continued to live there, adored by Purochana and the people having their homes in Varanavata.
Mbh.1.148.7872	After the Pandavas had thus lived for ten nights, Purochana spoke to them of the mansion he had built called The Blessed Home' but in reality the cursed house.
Mbh.1.148.7873	Then those tigers among men, attired in costly dress, entered that mansion at the instance of Purochana like Guhyakas entering the palace of Siva on the Kailasa mount.
Mbh.1.148.7878	This wicked wretch, Purochana, acting under the instruction of Duryodhana, stayeth here with the object of burning me to death when he seeth me trustful.
Mbh.1.148.7883	If Purochana findeth from our countenances that we have fathomed designs, acting with haste he may suddenly burn us to death.
Mbh.1.148.7884	Indeed, Purochana careth little for obloquy or sin.
Mbh.1.148.7892	Let us, therefore, by deceiving this wretch Purochana and that other wretch Duryodhana, pass our days, disguising ourselves at times.
Mbh.1.148.7897	We shall live here, actively doing everything for our safety but with such privacy that neither Purochana nor any of the citizens of Varanavata may know what we are after
Mbh.1.149.7903	Purochana will set fire to the door of thy house on the fourteenth night of this dark fortnight.
Mbh.1.149.7913	I know that this house, so inflammable, hath been contrived for me by Purochana at the command of Dhritarashtra's son.
Mbh.1.149.7924	The mouth was so covered from fear of Purochana, that wicked wretch who kept a constant watch at the door of the house.
Mbh.1.149.7926	Thus, O king, they lived in that mansion very guardedly, deceiving Purochana by a show of trustfulness and contentment while in reality they were trustless and discontented.
Mbh.1.150.7929	SECTION CL Jatugriha Parva continued Vaisampayana said, Seeing the Pandavas living there cheerfully and without suspicion for a full year, Purochana became exceedingly glad.
Mbh.1.150.7930	And beholding Purochana so very glad, Yudhishthira, the virtuous son of Kunti, addressing Bhima and Arjuna and the twins Nakula and Sahadeva said, The cruel-hearted wretch hath been well-deceived.
Mbh.1.150.7932	Setting fire to the arsenal and burning Purochana to death and letting his body lie here, let us, six persons, fly hence unobserved by all'
Mbh.1.150.7939	Bhima then set fire to the house just where Purochana was sleeping.
Mbh.1.150.7944	Beholding the house in flames, the citizens with sorrowful faces began to say, The wretch Purochana of wicked soul had under the instruction of Duryodhana built his house for the destruction of his employer's relatives.
Mbh.1.150.7948	O, the sinful and wicked-souled Purochana who hath burnt those best of men, the innocent and unsuspicious princes, hath himself been burnt to death as fate would have it'
Mbh.1.152.7970	After extinguishing the fire, they saw that the house just burnt down had been built of lac in materials and that Duryodhana's counsellor Purochana had been burnt to death.
Mbh.1.152.7978	The citizens then sent to Dhritarashtra to inform him that the Pandavas along with Duryodhana's counsellor Purochana had been burnt to death.
Mbh.1.152.8002	We do not know whether that wretch Purochana hath or hath not been burnt to death.
Mbh.1.164.8495	Thou hast, O mother, by this abandonment of thy child, acted not only against the course of human practices but also against the teachings of the Vedas, That Bhima, relying on whose arms we sleep happily in the night and hope to recover the kingdom of which we have been deprived by the covetous son of Dhritarashtra, that hero of immeasurable energy, remembering whose prowess Duryodhana and Sakuni do not sleep a wink during the whole night and by whose prowess we were rescued from the palace of lac and various other dangers, that Bhima who caused the death of Purochana, and relying on whose might we regard ourselves as having already slain the sons of Dhritarashtra and acquired the whole earth with all her wealth, upon what considerations, O mother, hast thou resolved upon abandoning him?
Mbh.1.201.9965	And recollecting the cruel scheme contrived by Purochana, they began to say, O, fie on Bhishma, fie on Dhritarashtra of the Kuru race'
Mbh.1.201.9974	Speaking unto one another thus and blaming Purochana for his carelessness, they then entered the city of Hastinapura, with cheerless and sorrowful hearts.
Mbh.1.204.10099	We are fortunate that the wretch Purochana without being able to accomplish his purpose hath himself perished.
Mbh.1.204.10101	O tiger among men, hearing of the fate that overtook Kunti, the world doth not regard Purochana so guilty as it regardeth thee.
Mbh.1.206.10181	The stain of calumny is on thee, O monarch, in consequence of that act of Purochana.
Mbh.1.207.10199	It is from good fortune alone that our strength hath increased, and it is from good fortune alone that Purochana hath perished.

Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice.

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