अत्र सूर्यं प्रणयिनं प्रतिगृह्णाति पर्वतः ॥
अस्तो नाम यतः संध्या पश्चिमा प्रतिसर्पति ॥
अतो रात्रिश् च निद्रा च निर्गता दिवसक्षये ॥
जायते जीवलोकस्य हर्तुम् अर्धम् इवायुषः ॥
अत्र देवीं दितिं सुप्ताम् आत्मप्रसवधारिणीम् ॥
विगर्भाम् अकरोच् छक्रो यत्र जातो मरुद्गणः ॥
अत्र मूलं हिमवतो मन्दरं याति शाश्वतम् ॥
अपि वर्षसहस्रेण न चास्यान्तो ऽधिगम्यते ॥
अत्र काञ्चनशैलस्य काञ्चनाम्बुवहस्य च ॥
उदधेस् तीरम् आसाद्य सुरभिः क्षरते पयः ॥
atra sūryaṃ praṇayinaṃ pratigṛhṇāti parvataḥ ||
asto nāma yataḥ saṃdhyā paścimā pratisarpati ||
ato rātriś ca nidrā ca nirgatā divasakṣaye ||
jāyate jīvalokasya hartum ardham ivāyuṣaḥ ||
atra devīṃ ditiṃ suptām ātmaprasavadhāriṇīm ||
vigarbhām akaroc chakro yatra jāto marudgaṇaḥ ||
atra mūlaṃ himavato mandaraṃ yāti śāśvatam ||
api varṣasahasreṇa na cāsyānto 'dhigamyate ||
atra kāñcanaśailasya kāñcanāmbuvahasya ca ||
udadhes tīram āsādya surabhiḥ kṣarate payaḥ ||
There the daughters of Daksha, in primeval times, bore their children. There the sons of Kashyapa first multiplied. This quarter is the source of all the prosperity of the gods, for it was there that Shakra was first anointed king of the gods. It was there, O twice-born sage, that Indra and the gods underwent ascetic penance. For this reason, O Brahmin, this quarter is called Purva ("the first"). And since in most ancient times this quarter was settled by the suras, it is for this reason also called Purva. The gods, desiring prosperity, performed all their religious rites here. It was here that the divine Creator of the universe first sang the Vedas.
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Fragment 5.108.6-10 develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: an effort for peace is already underway against the backdrop of an unavoidable war. Dharma reveals itself here through speech, the choice of an embassy, faithfulness to one's promises, and the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.