सुपर्ण उवाच
इयं विवस्वता पूर्वं श्रौतेन विधिना किल ॥
गुरवे दक्षिणा दत्ता दक्षिणेत्य् उच्यते ऽथ दिक् ॥
अत्र लोकत्रयस्यास्य पितृपक्षः प्रतिष्ठितः ॥
अत्रोष्मपानां देवानां निवासः श्रूयते द्विज ॥
अत्र विश्वे सदा देवाः पितृभिः सार्धम् आसते ॥
इज्यमानाः स्म लोकेषु संप्राप्तास् तुल्यभागताम् ॥
एतद् द्वितीयं धर्मस्य द्वारम् आचक्षते द्विज ॥
त्रुटिशो लवशश् चात्र गण्यते कालनिश्चयः ॥
अत्र देवर्षयो नित्यं पितृलोकर्षयस् तथा ॥
तथा राजर्षयः सर्वे निवसन्ति गतव्यथाः ॥
suparṇa uvāca
iyaṃ vivasvatā pūrvaṃ śrautena vidhinā kila ||
gurave dakṣiṇā dattā dakṣiṇety ucyate 'tha dik ||
atra lokatrayasyāsya pitṛpakṣaḥ pratiṣṭhitaḥ ||
atroṣmapānāṃ devānāṃ nivāsaḥ śrūyate dvija ||
atra viśve sadā devāḥ pitṛbhiḥ sārdham āsate ||
ijyamānāḥ sma lokeṣu saṃprāptās tulyabhāgatām ||
etad dvitīyaṃ dharmasya dvāram ācakṣate dvija ||
truṭiśo lavaśaś cātra gaṇyate kālaniścayaḥ ||
atra devarṣayo nityaṃ pitṛlokarṣayas tathā ||
tathā rājarṣayaḥ sarve nivasanti gatavyathāḥ ||
Narada said: 'Thus addressed, the great-minded Vishvamitra was answered by Galava, who was so full of anxiety that he could neither sit, nor lie down, nor take food. Prey to worry and regret, bitterly lamenting and burning with remorse, Galava grew pale and was reduced to a skeleton. And overwhelmed with grief, O Suyodhana, he gave himself up to these lamentations: "Where shall I find wealthy friends? Where shall I find money? Do I have any savings at all? Where shall I find eight hundred horses white as the moon? What pleasure can I take in food? What happiness can I find in the objects of enjoyment? The very love of life has gone out of me. What use do I have for life?"'
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The passage 5.107.1-5 develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort for peace is already unfolding against the backdrop of an inevitable war. A key theme is dharma. Here dharma is disclosed through speech, the choice of an embassy, faithfulness to one's promises, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.