"Good people like yourselves are to be always adored by men and the
Devas. For while Devas are self-seeking, Sadhus are not so. The places
of sanctity on the earth and idols and stones, that symbolise divinity,
have the power to purify the mind after long service, while the very
sight of Sadhus is purifying. Go thou to Hastinapura and make enquiries
about the Pandavas. They are still young and they have lost their
father. We hear they are living with Dhritarashra. But the blind king is
too much in the hands of his evil sons and he may not be impartial to
his nephews. So enquire whether his treatment of them is good or bad.
When I know that, I shall do what is best for my friends."
Akrura went to Hastinapura and learned from Vidura and Kunti the cruel
treatment of the Pandavas by Dhritarashra and his sons. Dhritarashra
confessed that he could not hold the balance evenly between his sons and
nephews, as his attachment for his sons was too great.
Akrura returned to Mathura and informed Rama and Krishna of all that he
had heard.