Solution!

 

Sātyaki said: Why should pious Yudhisthira, who fulfilled all conditions of gambling match by living in forest for 13 years, humble himself by begging for what is rightfully his? I think that we should send arrows instead of ambassadors to Hastināpur, for we all know that Duryodhana has no intention of making a peaceful settlement. If no one else has courage, I’m ready to single-handedly send all Kurus to the abode of Yamarāja. We should simply tell Duryodhana that he must either return kingdom to Yudhisthira this very day, or face consequences

 

Drupada said: I agree with Sātyaki. It is foolish to imagine that Duryodhana will peacefully return half the kingdom to Maharāj Yudhisthira. Dhritrāshtra will allow Duryodhana to do whatever he likes & out of stupidity, Bhishma & Drona will support Kauravas, as will foolish Sakuni & Karna

 

What Balarāma has said is proper if we’re eager to obtain a peaceful settlement. On other hand, I don’t feel that vicious Duryodhana deserves such gentlemanly treatment. The puffed-up Kaurav king needs to be brought to his senses. Mild behavior on our part will only lead him to believe that we are cowards & weaklings. Let us adopt a hard line. Because war is inevitable, we must immediately try to gain upper hand

 

Messengers should be quickly sent to all great kings of the world so that we can acquire as many allies as possible & amass our army without delay. We can be assured that Duryodhana is doing this very thing right now. We must act swiftly, because etiquette will compel Kings to accept the side that submits its request first. Meanwhile, we can send ambassadors to Hastināpur. I suggest that my priest be employed for this purpose. You can instruct him what to say in front of elders of the Kuru Dynasty

 

Lord Krsna once again said: Respected rulers! I feel that Drupada has spoken correctly. Only a foolish person would not first try to employ political means with hope of resolving the dispute peacefully. You must also keep in mind that we, the Yadavās, are equally connected with Kauravas & Pāndavās in terms of family relationships. We should first send a very polite message to Duryodhana. Only if he refuses our request, we will consider making preparations of war

 

In the meantime, other allies may be gathered, as suggested by Drupada. There is one thing, however, that all of you may know from Me for certain: If it comes to war, Arjun will mete out to Duryodhana & his allies their deserved fate. In this matter there is no doubt

 

Even when we know the attitude of someone, we should always give a fair chance to settle the matter peacefully before it can be escalated to a full-blown confrontation. The intelligent always resolves issues with minimum resources and time. Of-course our emotions would try to sabotage the peaceful process, at the cost of boosting the false-ego, but a calm mind gives strength to look into all-options

 

We should have multi-pronged strategies for negotiating to settle the hostilities. Our course adherence to Dharmic injunctions should be the guiding light and overall good of everyone involved should be the principle

 

Thoughts? #gameoflife