in the Sudra order. And Vidura was well-skilled in the doctrines of morality and also of politics and worldly profit. And he was entirely free from covetousness and wrath. Possessed of great foresight and undisturbed tranquillity of mind, Vidura was ever engaged in the welfare of the Kurus."
Thus ends the hundred and eighth Section in the Sambhava of the Adi Parva.
( Sambhava Parva continued. )
Vaisampayana said, "Upon the birth of those three children, Kurujangala, Kurukshetra, and the Kurus grew in prosperity. The Earth began to give abundant harvests and the crops also became of good flavour. And the clouds began to pour rain in season and the trees became full of fruits and flowers. And the draught cattle were all happy and the birds and other animals rejoiced exceedingly. And the flowers became fragrant and the fruits became well-flavoured. And the cities and towns became filled with merchants and traders and artists of every description. And the people became brave, learned, honest, and happy. And there were no robbers then, nor anybody who was sinful. And it seemed that the golden age had come upon every part of the kingdom. And the people, devoted to virtuous acts, sacrifices, and truth, and regarding each other with love and affection, grew up in prosperity. And free from pride, wrath, and covetousness, they rejoiced in sports that were perfectly innocent. And the capital of the Kurus, full as the ocean, and teeming with hundreds of palaces and mansions, and possessing gates and arches dark as the clouds, looked like a second Amaravati. And men in great cheerfulness sported constantly on rivers, lakes, and tanks, and in fine groves and charming woods. And the southern Kurus in virtuous rivalry with their northern kingmen walked about in the company of Charanas and Rishis crowned with success. And all over that delightful country whose prosperity was thus increased by the Kurus, there were no misers and no women that were widows. And the wells
