अत्र ते ऽधर्मनिरता बद्धाः कालेन पीडिताः ॥
दैतेया निवसन्ति स्म वासवेन हृतश्रियः ॥
अत्र भूतपतिर् नाम सर्वभूतमहेश्वरः ॥
भूतये सर्वभूतानाम् अचरत् तप उत्तमम् ॥
अत्र गोव्रतिनो विप्राः स्वाध्यायाम्नायकर्शिताः ॥
त्यक्तप्राणा जितस्वर्गा निवसन्ति महर्षयः ॥
यत्रतत्रशयो नित्यं येनकेनचिदाशितः ॥
येनकेनचिदाच्छन्नः स गोव्रत इहोच्यते ॥
ऐरावतो नागराजो वामनः कुमुदो ऽञ्जनः ॥
प्रसूताः सुप्रतीकस्य वंशे वारणसत्तमाः ॥
atra te 'dharmaniratā baddhāḥ kālena pīḍitāḥ ||
daiteyā nivasanti sma vāsavena hṛtaśriyaḥ ||
atra bhūtapatir nāma sarvabhūtamaheśvaraḥ ||
bhūtaye sarvabhūtānām acarat tapa uttamam ||
atra govratino viprāḥ svādhyāyāmnāyakarśitāḥ ||
tyaktaprāṇā jitasvargā nivasanti maharṣayaḥ ||
yatratatraśayo nityaṃ yenakenacidāśitaḥ ||
yenakenacidācchannaḥ sa govrata ihocyate ||
airāvato nāgarājo vāmanaḥ kumudo 'ñjanaḥ ||
prasūtāḥ supratīkasya vaṃśe vāraṇasattamāḥ ||
To him was born a daughter renowned throughout the world for her beauty. Possessed of celestial loveliness, this daughter of Matali was known by the name Gunakeshi. Indeed, in beauty as well as in gracefulness of form, she far surpassed all others of her sex. Knowing that the time had come to give her in marriage, Matali and his wife grew deeply anxious, O king, wondering what he should do next. And he thought to himself: 'Alas, the birth of a daughter in families of well-bred and noble people, possessed of good repute and gentle character, is always attended by troublesome consequences. Daughters, when born into respectable families, always place at risk the honor of three families -- namely, their mother's family, their father's family, and the family into which they are given in marriage. Searching in my mind through the worlds of gods and men, I have looked everywhere, but I have not found a suitable bridegroom.'
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This passage (5.97.11-15) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace is already underway against the backdrop of an unavoidable war. Key theme: dharma. Dharma unfolds here through speech, the choice of an embassy, fidelity to one's word, and the responsibility kings bear for the consequences of their decisions.