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ADI PARVA
 
यदा त्वमन्यत नृपो जातकौतूहला इति ।
उवाचैतानेत्य तदा पाण्डवानम्बिकासुतः ॥
 
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When king Dhritarashtra, son of Ambika,
understood that the Pandavas had become
enthusiastic (about Varanavata), he came to
them and told them then :
 
'ते ताता यदि मन्यध्वमुत्सवं वारणावते ।
कञ्चित्कालं विहृत्यैवं सुखिनः पुनरेव्यथ ॥
 
" Boys, if you have a mind for the
festival (of Siva ) in Varanavata, enjoy
yourselves there for sometime and return
happily."
 
धृतराष्ट्रस्य तं काममनुबुध्य युधिष्ठिरः ।
आत्मनश्वासहायत्वं तथेति प्रत्युवाच तम् ॥
 
Perceiving the wish of Dhritarashtra
and his own helplessness, Yudhisthira
replied to him: "Even so be it."
 
दुर्योधनः परं हर्षमगच्छत्स दुरात्मवान् ।
स पुरोचनमानीय सचिवं वाक्यमब्रवीत् ॥
Duryodhana, that wicked soul, exulted
greatly. He brought his minister Purochana
and said :