अत्र संयमनित्यानां सिद्धानां स्वैरचारिणाम् ॥
विमानान्य् अनुरूपाणि कामभोग्यानि गालव ॥
अत्र ते ऋषयः सप्त देवी चारुन्धती तथा ॥
अत्र तिष्ठति वै स्वातिर् अत्रास्या उदयः स्मृतः ॥
अत्र यज्ञं समारुह्य ध्रुवं स्थाता पितामहः ॥
ज्योतींषि चन्द्रसूर्यौ च परिवर्तन्ति नित्यशः ॥
अत्र गायन्तिकाद्वारं रक्षन्ति द्विजसत्तमाः ॥
धामा नाम महात्मानो मुनयः सत्यवादिनः ॥
न तेषां ज्ञायते सूतिर् नाकृतिर् न तपश् चितम् ॥
परिवर्तसहस्राणि कामभोग्यानि गालव ॥
atra saṃyamanityānāṃ siddhānāṃ svairacāriṇām ||
vimānāny anurūpāṇi kāmabhogyāni gālava ||
atra te ṛṣayaḥ sapta devī cārundhatī tathā ||
atra tiṣṭhati vai svātir atrāsyā udayaḥ smṛtaḥ ||
atra yajñaṃ samāruhya dhruvaṃ sthātā pitāmahaḥ ||
jyotīṃṣi candrasūryau ca parivartanti nityaśaḥ ||
atra gāyantikādvāraṃ rakṣanti dvijasattamāḥ ||
dhāmā nāma mahātmāno munayaḥ satyavādinaḥ ||
na teṣāṃ jñāyate sūtir nākṛtir na tapaś citam ||
parivartasahasrāṇi kāmabhogyāni gālava ||
Here, O brahmin, in the bowers upon the breast of Mount Mandara and in the abodes of the twice-born rishis, the gandharvas sing hymns, stealing away both heart and mind. It is here that Raivata (the Daitya), hearing the sweet-voiced chanting of the Sama hymns, withdrew into the forest, forsaking wife, friends, and kingdom. In this region, O brahmin, Manu and the son of Yavakrita together established a boundary that the Sun can never cross. It is here that the renowned descendant of Pulastya, Ravana, king of the rakshasas, undergoing ascetic austerities, begged the gods for the boon of immortality.
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This passage (5.109.11-15) 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.