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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 पुनरेव्यष्व'
 

" 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 ।

आत्मनश्वाचासहायत्वं 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 :