तेषां पुण्यजनोपेतं राष्ट्रम् आवसतां महत् ॥
पाण्डवानां महाराज शश्वत् प्रीतिर् अवर्धत ॥
तत्र भीष्मेण राज्ञा च धर्मप्रणयने कृते ॥
पाण्डवाः समपद्यन्त खाण्डवप्रस्थवासिनः ॥
पञ्चभिस् तैर् महेष्वासैर् इन्द्रकल्पैः समन्वितम् ॥
शुशुभे तत् पुरश्रेष्ठं नागैर् भोगवती यथा ॥
teṣāṃ puṇyajanopetaṃ rāṣṭram āvasatāṃ mahat ||
pāṇḍavānāṃ mahārāja śaśvat prītir avardhata ||
tatra bhīṣmeṇa rājñā ca dharmapraṇayane kṛte ||
pāṇḍavāḥ samapadyanta khāṇḍavaprasthavāsinaḥ ||
pañcabhis tair maheṣvāsair indrakalpaiḥ samanvitam ||
śuśubhe tat puraśreṣṭhaṃ nāgair bhogavatī yathā ||
For the Pandavas, dwelling there in that great kingdom populated by good folk, joy grew ever without end; when Bhishma and the king had established the rule of dharma, the Pandavas became the residents of Khandavaprastha; endowed with those five great archers resembling Indra, that best of cities shone, as Bhogavati shines with serpents.
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Here the kingdom is crowned by the establishment of dharma and by common happiness. It is significant that the joy of the Pandavas "grew ever without end" once justice was established: where dharma rules, happiness is lasting. In this is a lesson: prosperity flows from the righteousness of rulers. Thus the scripture reveals the flourishing of Indraprastha under the hand of the five heroes; and their city shines like an abode of the gods.