The Mahabharata/Book 1: Adi Parva/Section 201

Section CCI. ( Vaivahika Parva continued. )

Vaisampāyana said, "King Drupada, after his alliance with the Pāndavas, had all his fears dispelled. Indeed, the monarch no longer stood in feat of even the gods. And the ladies of the illustrious Drupada's household, approaching Kunti, introduced themselves unto her, mentioning their respective names; and worshipped her feet with heads touching the ground. And Krishnā also, attired in red silk and her wrists still encircled with the auspicious thread, saluting her mother-in-law with reverence, stood contentedly before her with joined palms. And Prithā, from affection, pronounced a blessing upon her daughter-in-law endued with beauty and every auspicious mark and possessed of a sweet dispositions and good character, saying, 'Be thou unto thy husbands as Shachi unto Indra, Swāhā unto Vibhāvasu, Rohini unto Soma, Damayanti unto Nala, Vadrā unto Vaisravana, Arundhari unto Vashishta, Lakshmi unto Nārāyana! O amiable one, be thou the mother of long-lived and heroic children and possessed of every thing that can make thee happy! Let luck and prosperity ever wait on thee! And wait thou ever on husbands annointed for the performance of grand sacrifices. And be thou devoted to thy husbands. And let thy days be ever passed in duly entertaining an reverencing guests and strangers arrived at thy abode, and the pious and the old and children and superiors. And be thou installed as the Queen of the kingdom and the capital of Kurujāngala, with thy husband, Yudhish-thira the just! And, O daughter, let the whole earth, conquered by the prowess of thy husbands endued with great strength, be given away by thee unto Brāhmanas, in the horse-sacrifice! O thou accomplished one, whatever gems there are on earth possessing superior virtues, obtain thou, O lucky one, and be thou happy for a full hundred years! And, O daughter-in-law, as I rejoice today in beholding thee attired in red silk, so shall I rejoice again, when, O accomplished one, I behold thee become the mother of a son!'"

Vaisampāyana continued, "And after the sons of Pāndu were married, Hari (Krishna) sent unto them (as presents) various golden ornaments set with pearls and black gems (lapis lazuli). And Mādhava (Krishna) also sent unto them costly robes manufactured in various countries, and many beautiful and soft blankets and hides of great value, and many costly beds and carpets and vehicles. And he also sent them vessels by hundreds, set with gems and diamonds. And Krishna also gave them female servants by thousands, brought from various countries, and endued with beauty, youth, and accomplishments, and clad in every ornament. And he also gave them many well-trained elephants brought from the country of the Madras, and many excellent horses in costly harness, cars drawn by horses of excellent colors and large teeth. And the slayer of Madhu, of immeasurable soul, also sent them coins of pure gold by crores upon crores in separate heads. And Yudhish-thira the just, desirous of gratifying Govinda, accepted all those presents with great joy."

Thus ends the two hundred and first Section in the Vaivahika of the Adi Parva.