वैशंपायन उवाच
कृत्वा विवाहं तु कुरुप्रवीरास्; तदाभिमन्योर् मुदितस्वपक्षाः ॥
विश्रम्य चत्वार्य् उषसः प्रतीताः; सभां विराटस्य ततो ऽभिजग्मुः ॥
सभा तु सा मत्स्यपतेः समृद्धा; मणिप्रवेकोत्तमरत्नचित्रा ॥
न्यस्तासना माल्यवती सुगन्धा; ताम् अभ्ययुस् ते नरराजवर्याः ॥
अथासनान्य् आविशतां पुरस्ताद्; उभौ विराटद्रुपदौ नरेन्द्रौ ॥
वृद्धश् च मान्यः पृथिवीपतीनां; पितामहो रामजनार्दनाभ्याम् ॥
पाञ्चालराजस्य समीपतस् तु; शिनिप्रवीरः सहरौहिणेयः ॥
मत्स्यस्य राज्ञस् तु सुसंनिकृष्टौ; जनार्दनश् चैव युधिष्ठिरश् च ॥
सुताश् च सर्वे द्रुपदस्य राज्ञो; भीमार्जुनौ माद्रवतीसुतौ च ॥
प्रद्युम्नसाम्बौ च युधि प्रवीरौ; विराटपुत्रश् च सहाभिमन्युः ॥
vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca
kṛtvā vivāhaṃ tu kurupravīrās; tadābhimanyor muditasvapakṣāḥ ||
viśramya catvāry uṣasaḥ pratītāḥ; sabhāṃ virāṭasya tato 'bhijagmuḥ ||
sabhā tu sā matsyapateḥ samṛddhā; maṇipravekottamaratnacitrā ||
nyastāsanā mālyavatī sugandhā; tām abhyayus te nararājavaryāḥ ||
athāsanāny āviśatāṃ purastād; ubhau virāṭadrupadau narendrau ||
vṛddhaś ca mānyaḥ pṛthivīpatīnāṃ; pitāmaho rāmajanārdanābhyām ||
pāñcālarājasya samīpatas tu; śinipravīraḥ saharauhiṇeyaḥ ||
matsyasya rājñas tu susaṃnikṛṣṭau; janārdanaś caiva yudhiṣṭhiraś ca ||
sutāś ca sarve drupadasya rājño; bhīmārjunau mādravatīsutau ca ||
pradyumnasāmbau ca yudhi pravīrau; virāṭaputraś ca sahābhimanyuḥ ||
Vaishampayana said: 'Having bowed to Narayana and Nara, and to the goddess Sarasvati, one should utter the word "Jaya." Then those valiant descendants of the Kurus who belonged to the same party as Virata, having joyfully celebrated Abhimanyu's wedding and rested through the night, arrived at dawn, well pleased, at Virata's court. And all these mighty kings of men gathered in that place. On the foremost seats sat the two kings, Virata and Drupada, and the venerable, aged rulers of the earth, together with Balarama and Krishna and their father, all seated there — the sons of King Drupada, Bhima and Arjuna, and the two sons of Madri, Pradyumna and Samba, both valiant in battle, and Abhimanyu together with the sons of Virata.'
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This passage (5.1.1-5) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort for peace is already underway against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Here dharma reveals itself through speech, the choice of an envoy, faithfulness to promises, and the kings' responsibility for the consequences of their decisions.