Chandragupta Maurya 103-104Episode 103
Bhadrasaal came to Asaakya to see Digvijaya and sat on his throne. Digvijaya did
not like this and said - "What is this? This is my throne."
Bhadrasaal said - "It was yours, but not now. Since you have joined Magadh,
this belongs to Magadh now."
Digvijaya aid - "But this is cheating."
Bhadrasaal said - "This is not cheating, this is called politics.
Digvijaya saw that Amaatya was also coming. Amaatya thanked Digvijaya to open
his gates for his army."
Amaatya said to Bhadrasaal - "Now nobody can stop you to marry Durdharaa.
"Who, forgetting his own desires,
lives for others, is the true leader. You will surely return Chandragupt."
Bhadrasaal came where Durdharaa was lighting lamps. He said to her - "Light
needs darkness to shine, and that darkness is me. I will see that whether light eats
darkness or darkness suppresses light."
Chandragupt got his army ready.
She became mad from anger. He will certainly make some or the other mistake and
our enemy is Magadh kingdom. All went away from there. This time their challenge
was special. Nobody was able to establish any kind of connection with Chaanakya.
Chaanakya was staying with a Taantrik Saadhu. Although he was hiding in a very
odd place, still somebody met him in a day.
Chaankaya said - "There is only
one benefit of hindrance, that is to cross it, so cross it, and face the challenges."
Chandragupt said - "Aachaarya, No Janapad (kingdom) is ready to help us."
Chaanakya said - "We will have to face such obstacles and troubles all the time."
Chandragupt said - "Neither we have any money (gold), nor any soldier, nor any
bread and food. How we will fight."
Chaanakya - "When we have opted this path ourselves, then why to dream about
comforts in it? Whatever we will have to do, we will do. Just wait for the right
time." Chaanakya heard something and said - "I think somebody is coming."
So Chaanakya etc ran away from there.
Bhadrasaal was still looking for
Chaanakya and Chandragupt, so he came there and did not find anybody there.
He got very angry to see the empty place, he exclaimed p "How long you will
run away from me?"
Chaanakya Goes to Puru, Meets Aambheek
Chaanakya was saying to Chandragupt - "He was saying that "from Vyaas
to Kaling kingdom, nobody will help you.". Who do not study in Gurukul, their
knowledge is less. He cannot see any other kingdom except from Vyaas to Kaling.
Let us go to Parvateshwar (Puru or Poras) and ask help from him. I have a friend
there Indradatt." So they all went to Parvateshwar's kingdom. Indradatt welcomed
Chaanakya and said to him - "The King has become old now and the Prince is not
like the King. His daughter Kalyaanee has been married to Aambhhek for political
reasons."
Chaanakya put his proposal to Aambheek,
he said - "What kind of proposal you have brought? And you think that you will
suggest this we will agree with it? After the United India, who will be the King of
Magadh? Chandragupt? Who is this Chandragupt?"
Chandragupt said - "I am."
Chaanakya said - "I came here to talk about United Bhaarat. Who will be the King
of United Bhaarat, this a is a later issue."
Aambheek said - "No. Who is this Chandragupt? Neither he is a king of anywhere,
nor he is a prince of any kingdom? He is only a disciple of Chaanakya, then why
we should agree with you just for your disciple only? Only I will be the King of
Magadh. If you accept this condition, then only we will talk further, otherwise
you may leave. And if you are going, then consider this the paying of debt that
you helped us at the time of Alexander's attack. Next time when you come, and if
there is no good or us. we will hand you over to Dhanaanand as a prisoner."
Chaanakya greeted Aambheek with folded
hands, Indradatt said - "What are you doing? Prince is younger to you."
He said to Indradatt - One should keep separate the caste from politics. Raajaa
is like Bhagvaan, and then why to feel ashamed before Bhagvaan." and Chaanakya
and CHandragupt came from there.
Chaanakya thought - "Aambheek was
right - Who is Chandragupt? Chandragupt is my disciple only. He is neither a King nor
a Prince and I wish to make him a King? We made a mistake to trust an ambitious King."
Thinking thus Chaanakya was standing outside for a long time. Shashaank and Chandragupt
went to him. Chaanakya said to them - "Do you know that we can fulfill our dream
by cunningness too. I think we have to do that. I will have to adopt the cunningness
for all these greedy kings who need rulership. When do people adopt the path of cunningness?
When other people close their all good paths. Now I will use Saam (to explain peacefully),
Daam (by giving them money), Dand (by punishment)and Bhed (by dividing them) policies for
my work. The purity of aim proves the justification of the path. Now we will start this
mission by declaring Chandragupt a King. It is necessary to regard him a King for the United
Bhaarat, so first we will make him a king and respect him as a king. First we will appoint
him the king of Takshshilaa, Gaandhaar. Since we will make you the king of Gaandhaar, we
will go to Takshshilaa." And they all came to Takshshilaa
Chaanakya in Takshshilaa
Seeing Takshshilaa, Chandragupt remembered his childhood. Chaanakya met the Principal
of Gurukul and Shashaank and Chandragupt went with students. Chaanakya told the Principal
all he had in mind. He appreciated him a lot and supported him. Chaanakya said - "First
we will have to make Chandragupt a King of a kingdom, so we will win a kingdom without
any formal attack."
The principal said - "Since the time Aambheek has become the King, Yavans have
started ruling here. You know Aambheek very well, but how much do you know his Yavan
partner Euromos?"
Chaanakya said - "But I will win this without fighting any battle.
Principal said - "Rest of the Yavan have gone but Euromos is still here.
Besides, Aambheek has married Puru's daughter as a political matter. When
Alexander did not fulfill his promise of making Aambheek the King, he asked Puru
to marry his daughter to Aambheek."
Chaanakya said - "A king can win his enemy too, by using his all means,
identifying the weakness of the enemy. I will use all these techniques, whether
it is Aambheek or Euromos, or Puru or Kalyaanee, or anybody else."
Aambheek did not treat Kalyaanee
very well. Chaanakya had known this, so he said - "We will use these
shortcomings of Aambheek. First we will create the differences among them and
then I will punish Aambheek."
Chandragupt objected - "But this is immoral."
Chaanakya sais - "Otherwise these people will sell our motherland. We have to
behave with them like this only. Chandragupt, You go to Kalyaanee and win her
confidence and create differences between her and her husband. Megha, You go to
Euromos and create differences between him and Aambheek."
Bhadrasaal did not get Chaanakya
anywhere. At hte same time he noticed that an aachaarya was looking at a picture
of Chaanakya. he was Sukhdev. He went to him. Sukhdev said - "I am Aachaarya
Sukhdev. According to you if Chaanakya is here, then only I can tell you his
address and he told him his whereabouts.
Chaanakya said - "There are five
elements of war - Heaven or Destiny, Earth or Karm, Army Chief management techniques
and discipline; and above them moral laws. We can bring the public under our control
only by these elements, so that they can give their life to us. Because even if the
public will not have any hope, you can give them hope. There will be no second opportunity
of this mission, so we have to complete this mission now." Chaankaya further said -
"We will work according to this policy and will control Gaandhaar.
Episode 104
Amaatya told Dhanaanand that Chaanakya was in Takshshilaa. He asked - "What is
he doing there? Takshshilaa has only Grukul."
Amaatya aid - "But I have a worry that he must be conspiring something for us
there."
Nand said - "But he is on the other side of the Vyaas River. If he came this
side of Vyaas River with his army, we will kill his all army. Otherwise also our
Bhaarat starts from Vyaas River."
Amaatya said - "Mahaaraaj, The situation is not so strong and strengthened as it
seems."
Nand said - "But Bhadrasaal is there. Tell him that he should send all information
to us."
Chandragupt met Kalyaanee outside the
palace. She asked him - "Who are you?"
Chandragupt said - "I have been sent by Puru to know about your welfare. He told
me that you are not happy with your married life."
Kalyaanee said - "No, It is not like that. Whatever he is, he is my husband."
Chandragupt said - "You also know that how Mahaaraaj behaves with public joining
with Yavan. I want that you meet my Guru. It may be possible that he might be successful
to bring some change in Aambheek's behavior."
Chaanakya's Plan, Aambheek is Killed
As she also wanted to change in Aambheek's behavior, she accompanied Chandragupt to meet
his Guru. Chandragupt brought her to his Guru. His Guru said - "Give me any jewelry
piece of yours and I will give you a Mantra. You will have to do Jap of that Mantra."
She gave him her ring given by Aambheek to her.
Chandragupt said - "Do it. It will not only benefit to you, but to the whole Gaandhaar."
So Kalyaanee accepted it.
Guru said - "Do not tell this to your husband, if he comes to know about this, he will
be destroyed." Kalyaanee went away.
Chandragupt gave some money to the Saadhu and took the ring from him. He gave that ring
to Meghaa.
Shashaank went to Greek camp and
lured Euromos for a girl, because he knew that he was very fond of girls. The
girl (Meghaa) came there.
Meghaa said - "I want to go to Aambheek."
Euromos said - "What can he give to you, that I can't give to you?" So Meghaa
stayed back there.
During their conversation, he said - "I do not trust women."
Meghaa replied - "You should not do that." When Meghaa left Euromos, she left
Kalyaanee's ring with him. Euromos asked - "Why you do you give your ornament to
me?" Meghaa said - "Why does a woman do that, you don't know it?" and
went away from there.
Bhadrasaal saw the map of Gurukul
and reached the place where Chaanakya was supposed to be there, but he did not
find him there so he asked his people to search Chaanakya everywhere. After all
they came to Chaanakya's hut and hid there to welcome Chaanakya.
Aambheek and Euromos were talking
to each other, that he saw his ring in Euromos' necklace. He got perplexed seeing
his ring in Euromos' neck that how his ring came to Euromos. He asked him - "Where
did you get this? I have not seen it before." Euromos did not reply anything.
He went home and asked Kalyaanee about his ring. Kalyaanee made some talk but Aambheek
did not believe her. he got doubtful about Kalyaanee.
Chaanakya commented - "Now is the
time when Aambheek and Euromos will fight each other."
Chaanakya was about to enter his hut, that he guessed that there was somebody inside
the hut.
Chandragupt asked - "How do you know that?"
Chaanakya said - "Whenever I go out I tie one hair of my Shikhaa (tuft) while I
close the door, today that hair is not there." So they set fire around the hut
and went away from there.
Chaanakya said - "Today is our last day at Gurukul. We will take over Gaandhaar
after killing Aambheek."
Kalyaanee again came to that Saadhu.
Saadhu said - "Don't abandon the Jaap, don't see your husband's face till
evening, otherwise your husband will die."
Aambheek came home asking for Kalyaanee. He did not find her but her message
that she was leaving him and was going to Euromos in search of love.
One man brought a gift packet to Euromos and requested him for security from one
man more.
Euromos asked - "Who is that?"
He told him that he was out that he heard from a courtier of Aambheek that Aambheek
will kill Euromos and will take over Gaandhaar. Euromos promised him for his security.
The then Aambheek came to fight with him. Aambheek killed Euromos. But after killing
bim Aambheek got afraid that now Yavan soldiers could come anytime and attack him.
Chaanakya asked the Yavan soldiers
to join him under the leadership of Chandragupt. They recognized him as Maurya.
Chaanakya said to them - "Our first aim is to kill Aambheek and take over
Gaandhaar." Yavan soldiers attacked Aambheek under the leadership of Maurya.
Aambheek asked him - "Who are you?"
Chandragupt said - "I am Maurya, Chandragupt Maurya."
Aambheek went to Chaanakya to save him, Chaanakya said - "I have never trained
you to be a traitor. Whatever I have dreamt about my motherland, for that I have
a duty to punish all traitors. Now this son of the motherland will punish you."
Chandragupt and Aambheek fought with each other and Chandragupt killed Aambheek.
Chandragupt is King
Kalyaanee also came there. First she was not happy with this event but then she
had to cooperate with Chaanakya and Chandragupt was declared and crowned the
King of Gandhaar. Chaanakya said to Kalyaanee - "O Mahaaraanee, I have met
your father, he never wanted to marry you to Aambheek. So either you, like an
ordinary woman, kill Chandragupt, or join us in the mission of United Bhaarat."
So Kalyaanee also declared Chandragupt as the King of Gaandhaar.
Chaanakya said - "Now we have to send message to all countries that Chandragupt
has become the King of Gaandhaar. Keep in mind that do not send this news to Puru and
do send this news to Magdh to Nand.
Thus in the last, aim is important
not its path to achieve it.
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