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(Rajya-labha Parva)
"Janamejaya said, 'O thou possessed of
ascetic wealth, what did those high-souled ones, my grandsires, the illustrious
Pandavas, do, after obtaining the kingdom of Indraprastha? How did their wife
Draupadi obey them all? How is it also that no dissensions arose amongst those
illustrious rulers of men, all attached to one wife, viz., Krishna? O thou of
the wealth of asceticism, I wish to hear everything in detail regarding the
behaviour towards one another of those rulers of men after their union with
Krishna.'
"Vaisampayana said, 'Those scorchers of
foes, the Pandavas, having obtained their kingdom, at the command of
Dhritarashtra, passed their days in joy and happiness at Khandavaprastha with
Krishna. And Yudhishthira. endued with great energy and ever adhering to truth,
having obtained the sovereignty, virtuously ruled the land, assisted by his
brothers. And the sons of Pandu, endued with great wisdom and devoted to truth
and virtue, having vanquished all their foes, continued to live there in great
happiness. And those bulls among men, seated on royal seats of great value,
used to discharge all the duties of government. And one day, while all those
illustrious heroes were so seated, there came unto them the celestial Rishi
Narada, in course of his wanderings. Beholding the Rishi, Yudhishthira offered
him his own handsome seat. And after the celestial Rishi had been seated, the
wise Yudhishthira duly offered him the Arghya with his own hands. And the king
also informed the Rishi of the state of his kingdom. The Rishi accepting the
worship, became well-pleased, and eulogising him with benedictions, commanded
the king to take his seat. Commanded by the Rishi, the king took his seat. Then
the king sent word unto Krishna (in the inner apartments) of the arrival of the
illustrious one. Hearing of the Rishi's arrival Draupadi, purifying herself
properly, came with a respectful attitude to where Narada was with the
Pandavas. The virtuous princess of Panchala, worshipping the celestial Rishi's
feet, stood with joined hands before him, properly veiled, The illustrious
Narada, pronouncing various benedictions on her, commanded the princess to
retire. After Krishna had retired, the illustrious Rishi, addressing in private
all the Pandavas with Yudhishthira at their head, said, 'The renowned princess
of Panchala is the wedded wife of you all. Establish a rule amongst yourselves
so that disunion may not arise amongst you. There were, in former days,
celebrated throughout the three worlds, two brothers named Sunda and Upasunda
living together and incapable of being slain by anybody unless each slew the
other. They ruled the same kingdom, lived in the same house, slept on the same
bed, sat on the same seat, and ate from the same dish. And yet they killed each
for the sake of Tilottama. Therefore, O Yudhishthira, preserve your friendship
for one another and do that which may not produce disunion amongst you.'
"On hearing this, Yudhishthira asked, 'O
great Muni, whose sons were Asuras called Sunda and Upasunda? Whence arose that
dissension amongst them, and why did they slay each other? Whose daughter also
was this Tilottama for whose love the maddened brothers killed each other? Was
she an Apsara (water nymph) or the daughter of any celestial? O thou whose
wealth is asceticism, we desire, O Brahmana, to hear in detail everything as it
happened. Indeed, our curiosity hath become great.'"
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