The Mahabharata/Book 1: Adi Parva/Section 170

Section CLXX. ( Chaitra-ratha Parva continued. )

Vaisampayana said, "Hearing these words of the Brahmana, the sons of Kunti seemed to be, as it were, pierced with darts. Indeed, all those mighty heroes lost their peace of mind. Then the truthful Kunti, beholding all her sons listless and inattentive, addressed Yudhish-thira and said, 'We have now lived for many nights in the abode of this Brahmana. We have passed our time pleasantly in this town, living on the alms we obtained from many honest and illustri- ous persons. O thou oppressor of all enemies, we have now seen often and often all the agreeable woods and gardens that are in this part of the country. To see them again would no longer give any pleasure. And, O heroic scion of the Kuru race, alms also are not now obtainable here so easily as before. If thou wishest, it would be well for us now to go to Panchala, We have not seen the country before. It will, no doubt, O hero, prove delightful to us. And, O thou mower of all foes, it hath been heard by us that, alms are obtainable in the country of the Panchalas, and that Yajna-sena the king thereof is devoted to Brahma, I am of opinion that it is not well to live long in one place. Therefore, O son, if thou likest, it, is well for us to go there.'

"Hearing these words, Yudhish-thira said, 'It is our duty, to obey thy command, which, besides, must be for our good. I do not, however, know whether my younger brothers are willing to go or not.'"

Thus ends the hundred and seventieth Section in the Chaitra-ratha of the Adi Parva.