न ह्य् अल्पवीर्यो भवति यो वाहान् कुरुते मुनीन् ॥
अहं तपस्वी बलवान् भूतभव्यभवत्प्रभुः ॥
मयि क्रुद्धे जगन् न स्यान् मयि सर्वं प्रतिष्ठितम् ॥
देवदानवगन्धर्वाः किंनरोरगराक्षसाः ॥
न मे क्रुद्धस्य पर्याप्ताः सर्वे लोकाः शुचिस्मिते ॥
चक्षुषा यं प्रपश्यामि तस्य तेजो हराम्य् अहम् ॥
तस्मात् ते वचनं देवि करिष्यामि न संशयः ॥
सप्तर्षयो मां वक्ष्यन्ति सर्वे ब्रह्मर्षयस् तथा ॥
पश्य माहात्म्यम् अस्माकम् ऋद्धिं च वरवर्णिनि ॥
एवम् उक्त्वा तु तां देवीं विसृज्य च वराननाम् ॥
विमाने योजयित्वा स ऋषीन् नियमम् आस्थितान् ॥
na hy alpavīryo bhavati yo vāhān kurute munīn ||
ahaṃ tapasvī balavān bhūtabhavyabhavatprabhuḥ ||
mayi kruddhe jagan na syān mayi sarvaṃ pratiṣṭhitam ||
devadānavagandharvāḥ kiṃnaroragarākṣasāḥ ||
na me kruddhasya paryāptāḥ sarve lokāḥ śucismite ||
cakṣuṣā yaṃ prapaśyāmi tasya tejo harāmy aham ||
tasmāt te vacanaṃ devi kariṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ ||
saptarṣayo māṃ vakṣyanti sarve brahmarṣayas tathā ||
paśya māhātmyam asmākam ṛddhiṃ ca varavarṇini ||
evam uktvā tu tāṃ devīṃ visṛjya ca varānanām ||
vimāne yojayitvā sa ṛṣīn niyamam āsthitān ||
'This pleases me exceedingly, O goddess. I am in your power, O you of the lovely face. He who employs rishis to bear him cannot be a man of little strength. I have practiced austerity and am mighty. I am the lord of the past, the present, and the future. The universe would cease to be, were I to grow wrathful. The whole universe rests upon me. O you of the sweet smile, the gods, asuras, gandharvas, serpents, and rakshasas together cannot withstand me when I am angered. Whomever I look upon, of him I strip away his vigor. Therefore, without doubt, I shall carry out your request, O goddess. The seven rishis, and all the brahmarshis besides, shall bear me. Behold our greatness and splendor, O lady of the lovely face.' Shalya continued: 'Having thus addressed that goddess of the lovely face and taken leave of her, he yoked to his celestial chariot many sages devoted to the practice of austerity.'
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This passage (5.15.16-20) continues the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace unfolds even against the backdrop of an unavoidable war. Dharma reveals itself here through speech, the choice of envoys, faithfulness to one's word, and the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.