Passage 22

In English

persuaded to challenge once again, assuring him that He would definitely kill this time. While the two brothers were locked in mortal combat, , hiding behind a tree, discharged an arrow at and killed him. Many denounce this act of , asserting that it was not proper on His part to have killed while hiding behind a tree. All said and done, ’s act can be justified on three counts: Firstly, hunters shoot an animal by hiding themselves. Secondly, no one could defeat face to face, since he had earned a boon by which half of the strength of his opponent would flow into him in a face-to-face fight. Thirdly, if were to fall at ’s feet when appeared in front of him, would be forced to give him shelter and consequently break the promise given to . The justification for the act of lies in these three reasons. himself, while dying, caught hold of the hands of , admitted his mistake, and said that what did was justified. He prayed to to crown his brother as the King of and to make his son the Crown Prince. Later, fulfilled the promise given to .