अत्र गङ्गां महादेवः पतन्तीं गगनाच् च्युताम् ॥
प्रतिगृह्य ददौ लोके मानुषे ब्रह्मवित्तम ॥
अत्र देव्या तपस् तप्तं महेश्वरपरीप्सया ॥
अत्र कामश् च रोषश् च शैलश् चोमा च संबभुः ॥
अत्र राक्षसयक्षाणां गन्धर्वाणां च गालव ॥
आधिपत्येन कैलासे धनदो ऽप्य् अभिषेचितः ॥
अत्र चैत्ररथं रम्यम् अत्र वैखानसाश्रमः ॥
अत्र मन्दाकिनी चैव मन्दरश् च द्विजर्षभ ॥
अत्र सौगन्धिकवनं नैरृतैर् अभिरक्ष्यते ॥
शाड्वलं कदलीस्कन्धम् अत्र संतानका नगाः ॥
atra gaṅgāṃ mahādevaḥ patantīṃ gaganāc cyutām ||
pratigṛhya dadau loke mānuṣe brahmavittama ||
atra devyā tapas taptaṃ maheśvaraparīpsayā ||
atra kāmaś ca roṣaś ca śailaś comā ca saṃbabhuḥ ||
atra rākṣasayakṣāṇāṃ gandharvāṇāṃ ca gālava ||
ādhipatyena kailāse dhanado 'py abhiṣecitaḥ ||
atra caitrarathaṃ ramyam atra vaikhānasāśramaḥ ||
atra mandākinī caiva mandaraś ca dvijarṣabha ||
atra saugandhikavanaṃ nairṛtair abhirakṣyate ||
śāḍvalaṃ kadalīskandham atra saṃtānakā nagāḥ ||
This quarter is called the second door of Yama. It is here that the periods allotted to men are reckoned in trutis and lavas. Text 15: In this region there always dwell the celestial Rishis, the Rishis of Pitriloka, and the royal Rishis, abiding in great happiness. Here are religion and truth. It is here that the deeds of men bear their fruits. This region, O best of the twice-born, is the destination of the deeds of the dead. It is in this region, O best of twice-born men, that all must be restored. And since all beings are enveloped in darkness, they cannot therefore come here in a state of bliss. Here, O bull among twice-born men, are found many thousands of malevolent rakshasas, so that sinners may behold them.
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This passage (5.109.6-10) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort for peace is already underway against the backdrop of an inevitable war. Dharma is revealed here through speech, the choice of embassy, faithfulness to promises, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.