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(Vaivahika Parva continued)
"Vaisampayana continued, 'The messenger
said, 'King Drupada hath, in view of his daughter's nuptials prepared a good
feast for the bride-groom's party. Come ye thither after finishing your daily
rites. Krishna's wedding will take place there. Delay ye not. These cars
adorned with golden lotuses drawn by excellent horses are worthy of kings.
Riding on them, come ye into the abode of the king of the Panchalas.'
"Vaisampayana continued, 'Then those bulls among
the Kurus, dismissing the priest and causing Kunti and Krishna to ride together
on one of those cars, themselves ascended those splendid vehicles and proceeded
towards Drupada's place. Meanwhile, O Bharata, hearing from his priest the
words that Yudhishthira had said, king Drupada, in order to ascertain the order
to which those heroes belonged, kept ready a large collection of articles
(required by the ordinance for the wedding of each of the four orders). And he
kept ready fruits, sanctified garlands, and coats of mail, and shields, and
carpets, and kine, and seeds, and various other articles and implements of
agriculture. And the king also collected, O monarch, every article appertaining
to other arts, and various implements and apparatus of every kind of sport. And
he also collected excellent coats of mail and shining shields, and swords and
scimitars, of fine temper, and beautiful chariots and horses, and first-class
bows and well-adorned arrows, and various kinds of missiles ornamented with
gold. And he also kept ready darts and rockets and battle-axes and various
utensils of war. And there were in that collection beds and carpets and various
fine things, and cloths of various sorts. When the party went to Drupada's abode,
Kunti taking with her the virtuous Krishna entered the inner apartments of the
king. The ladies of the king's household with joyous hearts worshipped the
queen of the Kurus. Beholding, O monarch, those foremost of men, each
possessing the sportive gait of the lion, with deer-skins for their upper
garments, eyes like unto those of mighty bulls, broad shoulders, and
long-hanging arms like unto the bodies of mighty snakes, the king, and the
king's ministers, and the king's son, and the king's friends and attendants,
all became exceedingly glad. Those heroes sat on excellent seats, furnished
with footstools without any awkwardness and hesitation. And those foremost of
men sat with perfect fearlessness on those costly seats one after another
according to the order of their ages. After those heroes were seated,
well-dressed servants male and female, and skilful cooks brought excellent and
costly viands worthy of kings on gold and silver plates. Then those foremost of
men dined on those dishes and became well-pleased. And after the dinner was
over, those heroes among men, passing over all other articles, began to observe
with interest the various utensils of war. Beholding this, Drupada's son and
Drupada himself, along with all his chief ministers of state, understanding the
sons of Kunti to be all of royal blood became exceedingly glad.'"
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