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LET NOT YOUR HEART
SWELL WITH RAGE WHEN dawn peeped out of her window, :Acharya Drona began his lesson for the day.
As swans sit in a row round the Man Sarovara, so the pupils sat in a ring round their Guru. Beginning the lesson Acharya Drona said, “The text for today's study is
. At gato, mi gati i ‘Let not your heart swell with rage;
Rather, let it swell with forgiveness. . The pupils started learning this text by heart. Within a few minutes Arjuna stood up. Bowing to the master he said, “Gurudeva, I have learnt the lesson, I know it by heart. Shall I recite it?" After that Duryodhana, Bhima and all the other pupils recited the verse-all but Yudhishthira who was the most intelligent of all. What had come over him? Why could he not commit to memory such a simple verse?
Dawn had left the sky and her place was taken by the rising Sun, who watched Yudhishthira at his task.
The master called out, “Yudhishthira, have you learnt the lesson?"
“No, Gurudeva, I have not,” the pupil replied with a smile.
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