In English
If the mothers of today were in such a state of suffering as was, they would have pounced on and strangled him to death, even if they did not have the strength to do that. But had such sterling character that in her great suffering she only asked, “These who were killed by you did not come to you in any emotion or excitement. They did not have any weapons in their hands. How did you bring yourself to cut their throats and kill them when they were sleeping?” In spite of the fact that all her sons were killed by , she was telling him with great forbearance and equanimity of mind, “My husbands were the disciples of your father, . They learnt all aspects of weaponry from him; and you, who are the son of , killed my sons who should be like your disciples.” This was the way in which she was pleading with . was unable to bear such sorrow; and because of this, he was in great emotion which drove him to the point of exhibiting his physical prowess to the world. In fact, he was looking at this quality of forbearance of as a laughing matter.