ते वयं साधु पाञ्चालान् गच्छाम यदि मन्यसे ॥
अपूर्वदर्शनं तात रमणीयं भविष्यति ॥
सुभिक्षाश् चैव पाञ्चालाः श्रूयन्ते शत्रुकर्शन ॥
यज्ञसेनश् च राजासौ ब्रह्मण्य इति शुश्रुमः ॥
एकत्र चिरवासो हि क्षमो न च मतो मम ॥
ते तत्र साधु गच्छामो यदि त्वं पुत्र मन्यसे ॥
te vayaṃ sādhu pāñcālān gacchāma yadi manyase ||
apūrvadarśanaṃ tāta ramaṇīyaṃ bhaviṣyati ||
subhikṣāś caiva pāñcālāḥ śrūyante śatrukarśana ||
yajñasenaś ca rājāsau brahmaṇya iti śuśrumaḥ ||
ekatra ciravāso hi kṣamo na ca mato mama ||
te tatra sādhu gacchāmo yadi tvaṃ putra manyase ||
"So let us go to the Panchalas, if you agree; what has not been seen before will be delightful, child. Of the Panchalas it is heard that they have abundant food, O scourge of foes, and that king Yajnasena is devoted to the brahmins, as we have heard. A long stay in one place is not approved by me — so let us go there, if you, my son, agree."
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Here appears both the wisdom of the wanderer and the caution of the exile. Kunti's rule is telling: "a long stay in one place is not approved" — the custom of the wanderer not to settle; for those in hiding it is doubly wise, so as not to be recognized. Telling too is the choice of destination: a land of plenty and a king who honors brahmins — there both shelter and sustenance are assured. Here appears the good sense that seeks out a place where the devout are honored: where the brahmin is honored, there the righteous wanderer too finds ease. Thus the scripture shows that discernment governs even the choice of path; and Kunti leads her sons to where not only bread but destiny itself awaits them.