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Core-Pancharatra:Pandu along with his wives goes to the forest retreat for pleasure. Vidura marries Devaka's daughter.
Vaiśampāyana said:
Having received Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s permission, he offered the wealth won by his own strength to Bhīṣma, Satyavatī, and his mother.
Pāṇḍu sent some of that wealth to Vidura and, being righteous, satisfied his friends as well with riches.
Then Bhīṣma gratified Satyavatī and the illustrious Kausalyā with auspicious gems won by Pāṇḍu, O Bhārata.
Kausalyā, the mother, rejoiced upon embracing him, the bull among men, of unmatched brilliance, like Paulomī embracing Jayanta.
Dhṛtarāṣṭra performed great sacrifices, including hundreds of horse-sacrifices with thousands of generous gifts, using the riches won by that heroic Pāṇḍu.
Then, united with Kuntī and Mādrī and free from fatigue, Pāṇḍu became a forest-dweller, O bull among the Bharatas.
Abandoning palace life and luxurious beds, Pāṇḍu lived constantly in the forest, devoted to hunting.
He roamed the delightful southern side of Mount Himālaya and dwelt on mountain ridges and in vast śāla forests.
Living in the forest with Kuntī and Mādrī, Pāṇḍu shone like a glorious elephant, Indra-like, between two female elephants.
Seeing the armored king, hero, and master of mighty weapons — the Bharata scion with his two wives — the forest-dwellers believed him to be a god.
Instructed by Dhṛtarāṣṭra, men tirelessly fulfilled his every desire and enjoyment even in the depths of the forest.
Then the son of the river (Bhishma) heard of the maiden of the Pārśava race, daughter of King Devaka, endowed with beauty and youth.
Then the best of men, Bhishma, brought her after selecting her and arranged the marriage for the wise Vidura.
In her, Vidura, the joy of the Kurus, begot sons endowed with humility and qualities like his own.
