Devavrata stood up and started pacing. No one was aware how he himself bore a grudge against this damned Kuru family that had exploited him to the hilt. He had to hopelessly watch Satyavati’s descendants flourish on his sacrifice. Shakuni’s arrival now raked up a strange thought in his mind. Shakuni has rightly guessed that his presence can benefit me. Yes, I shall now hire his service to settle my own scores. Shakuni’s craving for war is likely to invite disaster for Hastinapur. A serious crisis is about to befall the Kauravas. Good! That greedy woman has taken away everything from me. Now
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