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(Tirtha-yatra Parva Continued)
Vaisampayana continued, "O son of the Kuru
race, while Dhaumya was speaking thus, there arrived at the spot the Rishi
Lomasa of great energy. And the king, who was the eldest of Pandu's sons, with
his followers and those Brahmanas sat round the highly righteous one, like
celestials in heaven sitting round Sakra. And having received him duly,
Yudhishthira the just enquired after the reason of his arrival, and the object
also of his wanderings. Thus asked by Pandu's son, the illustrious ascetic,
well-pleased, replied in sweet words delighting the Pandavas, 'Travelling at
will, O Kaunteya, over all the regions, I came to Sakra's abode, and saw there
the lord of the celestials. There, I saw thy heroic brother capable of wielding
the bow with his left hand, seated on the same seat with Sakra. And beholding
Partha on that seat I was greatly astonished, O tiger among men! And the lord
of the celestials then said unto me, 'Go thou unto the sons of Pandu.' At the
request, therefore, of Indra as also of the high-souled son of Pritha have I
come hither with speed, desiring to see thee with thy younger brothers. O
child, I will relate what will please thee highly, O son of Pandu! Do thou
listen to it, O king, with Krishna and the Rishis that are with thee. O bull of
the Bharata race, Partha hath obtained from Rudra that incomparable weapon for
the acquisition of which thou hadst sent him to heaven. That fierce weapon,
known by the name of Brahma-sira which arose after Amrita, and which Rudra had
obtained by means of ascetic austerities, hath been acquired by Arjuna together
with the Mantras for hurling and withdrawing it, and the rites of expiation and
revival. And, O Yudhishthira, Arjuna of immeasurable prowess hath also acquired
Vajras and Dandas and other celestial weapons from Yama and Kuvera and Varuna
and Indra, O son of the Kuru race! And he hath also thoroughly learnt music,
both vocal and instrumental, and dancing and proper recitation of the Saman
(Veda) from Vishwavasu's son. And having thus acquired weapons and mastered the
Gandharva Veda, thy third brother Vibhatsu liveth happily (in heaven). Listen
to me, O Yudhishthira, for I shall now deliver to thee the message of that
foremost of celestials. He hath commanded me saying, "Thou wilt, no doubt,
go to the world of men. O best of Brahmanas, tell thou Yudhishthira these words
of mine. Soon will thy brother Arjuna come to thee, having acquired arms and
accomplished a great deed for the celestials that is incapable of being
accomplished by themselves. Do thou meanwhile devote thyself to ascetic
austerities, with thy brothers. There is nothing superior to asceticism, and it
is by asceticism that a person achieveth great results. And, O bull of the
Bharata race, well do I know that Karna is endued with great ardour and energy
and strength and prowess that is incapable of being baffled. Well do I know
that, skilled in fierce conflict, he hath not his rival in battle; that he is a
mighty bowman, a hero deft in the use of fierce weapons and cased in the best
of mail. Well do I know that that exalted son of Aditya resembleth the son of
Maheswara himself. Well do I also know the high natural prowess of the
broad-shouldered Arjuna. In battle Karna is not equal unto even a sixteenth
part of Pritha's son. And as for the fear of Karna which is in thy heart, O
repressor of foes, I shall dispel when Savyasachin will have left heaven. And
as regards thy purpose, O hero, to set out on a pilgrimage to tirthas, the
great Rishi Lomasa will, without doubt, speak unto thee. And whatever that
regenerate Rishi will relate unto thee touching the merits of asceticism and
tirthas, thou shouldst receive with respect and not otherwise!'"
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