वैशंपायन उवाच
तथेति तत् प्रतिज्ञाय हिडिम्बा राक्षसी तदा ॥
भीमसेनम् उपादाय ऊर्ध्वम् आचक्रमे ततः ॥
शैलशृङ्गेषु रम्येषु देवतायतनेषु च ॥
मृगपक्षिविघुष्टेषु रमणीयेषु सर्वदा ॥
कृत्वा च परमं रूपं सर्वाभरणभूषिता ॥
संजल्पन्ती सुमधुरं रमयाम् आस पाण्डवम् ॥
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
tatheti tat pratijñāya hiḍimbā rākṣasī tadā ||
bhīmasenam upādāya ūrdhvam ācakrame tataḥ ||
śailaśṛṅgeṣu ramyeṣu devatāyataneṣu ca ||
mṛgapakṣivighuṣṭeṣu ramaṇīyeṣu sarvadā ||
kṛtvā ca paramaṃ rūpaṃ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitā ||
saṃjalpantī sumadhuraṃ ramayām āsa pāṇḍavam ||
Vaishampayana said: "Having promised 'so be it', Hidimba the rakshasi then, taking Bhimasena, rose up into the sky. On delightful mountain peaks and in the abodes of the gods, resounding with the cries of beasts and birds, ever charming, having assumed a supreme form, adorned with every ornament, conversing most sweetly, she delighted the Pandava."
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Here permitted happiness begins -- in beauty and accord. It is telling that Hidimba, faithful to the agreement, first of all promises "so be it": her joy rests upon obedience to dharma. Pleasure sanctified by law and by the blessing of elders is pure and does not draw sin. Telling too is that happiness visits the Pandavas in the midst of exile: even in wandering, providence grants the righteous respite and delight. Thus the scripture shows that dharma does not take joy away but makes it flawless; and love that has passed through humility and law blossoms into good.