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(Pativrata-mahatmya Parva Continued)
"Markandeya continued, 'When the night had
passed away, and the solar orb had risen, those ascetics, having performed
their morning rites, assembled together. And although those mighty sages again
and again spake unto Dyumatsena of the high fortune of Savitri, yet they were
never satisfied. And it so happened, O king, that there came to that hermitage
a large body of people from Salwa. And they brought tidings of the enemy of
Dyumatsena having been slain by his own minister. And they related unto him all
that had happened, viz., how having heard that the usurper had been slain with
all his friends and allies by his minister, his troops had all fled, and how
all the subjects had become unanimous (on behalf of their legitimate king),
saying, 'Whether possessed of sight or not, even he shall be our king!' And
they said, 'We have been sent to thee in consequence of that resolve. This car
of thine, and this army also consisting of four kinds of forces, have arrived
for thee! Good betide thee, O King! Do thou come! Thou hast been proclaimed in
the city. Do thou for ever occupy the station belonging to thy lather and
grand-father!' And beholding the king possessed of sight and able-bodied, they
bowed down their heads, their eyes expanded with wonder. Then having worshipped
those old and Brahmanas dwelling in the hermitage and honoured by them in return,
the king set out for his city. And surrounded by the soldiers, Saivya also
accompanied by Savitri, went in a vehicle furnished with shining sheets and
borne on the shoulders of men. Then the priests with joyful hearts installed
Dyumatsena on the throne with his high-souled son as prince-regent. And after
the lapse of a long time, Savitri gave birth to a century of sons, all warlike
and unretreating from battle, and enhancing the fame of Salwa's race. And she
also had a century of highly powerful uterine brothers born unto Aswapati, the
lord of the Madras, by Malavi. Thus, O son of Pritha, did Savitri raise from
pitiable plight to high fortune, herself, and her father and mother, her
father-in-law and mother-in-law, as also the race of her husband. And like that
gentle lady Savitri, the auspicious daughter of Drupada, endued with excellent
character, will rescue you all."
Vaisampayana said, "Thus exhorted by that
high-souled sage, the son of Pandu, O king, with his mind free from anxiety,
continued to live in the forest of Kamyaka. The man that listeneth with
reverence to the excellent story of Savitri, attaineth to happiness, and
success in everything, and never meeteth with misery!"
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