Daityas and Danavas did a sacrifice to bring Duryothana to nether regions. A strange goddess appeared in fire and brought Duryothana before them with her power.
And after those rites were ended, a strange goddess, O king, with mouth wide open, arose (from the sacrificial fire), saying, 'What am I to do?' And the Daityas with well-pleased hearts, commanded her, saying, 'Bring thou hither the royalson of Dhritarashtra, who is even now observing the vow of starvation for getting rid of his life.' Thus commanded, she went away saying, 'So be it.' And she went in the twinkling of an eye to that spot where Suyodhana was. And taking up the king back to the nether regions, and having brought him thus in a moment, she apprised the *Danavas* of it. And the *Danavas* beholding the king brought into their midst in the night, united together, and all of them with well-pleased hearts and eyes expanded in delight addressed these flattering words to Duryodhana *This was how Daityas and Danavas assured Duryothana of his victory in war* hatasya narakasyAtmA karNamUrtimupAshritaH | tadvairaM sa.nsmaranvIra yotsyate keshavArjunau || 19|| sa te vikramashauNDIro raNe pArthaM vijeShyati | karNaH praharatAM shreShThaH sarvA.nshchArInmahArathaH || 20|| And, O hero, with respect to the fear that is in thy heart rising from Arjuna, we have already settled the means for slaying Arjuna. The soul of the slain Naraka hath assumed the form of Karna. Recollecting his former hostility he will encounter both Kesava and Arjuna. And that mighty warrior and foremost of smiters, proud of his prowess will vanquish Arjuna in battle as also all thy enemies. The wielder of the thunder-bolt, knowing all this, and desirous of saving Arjuna, will in disguise take away from Karna his ear-rings and coat of mail. We also have for that reason appointed hundreds upon hundreds and thousands upon thousands of *Daityas* and *Rakshasas*, viz., those that are known by the name of *Samsaptakas*. These celebrated warriors will slay the heroic Arjuna. Therefore, grieve not, O king. Thou wilt rule the whole earth So Daityas and Danavas did say that the soul of Naraka assumed the form of Karna and he will kill Arjuna . Samsaptakas were rakshasas born on earth to harass Arjuna. Duryothana who lost hope of his victory after getting released by Arjuna was in awe of his prowess and desperately tried to die despite the encouraging words of Karna and Sakuni, got back his composure and returned to Hastinapur with delight. We don’t see this reference of Naraka’s soul anywhere else in the Epic. Bori Critical Edition Sanskrit version Vanaparva ch 240 Kisari mohan Ganguli English Translation Vana Parva Section CCL,CCXLIX -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZorOxi4B2aLULnqupquwZmmyLPS13JJcnXrgVncxofmBUA%40mail.gmail.com.
