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Core-Pancharatra:Vyasa's visit and advice to stay at Ekachakra.
Vaiśampāyana said:
Those heroic great chariot-warriors, slaying many groups of deer, proceeded from one forest to another with haste, O King.
Passing through the lands of the Matsyas, Trigartas, Pāñcālas, and Kīcakas, they beheld many beautiful forest regions and lakes.
All of them, with Kuntī, adopted matted locks, wore bark and deer-skin garments, and took on the appearance of ascetics.
Sometimes those great warriors carried their mother in haste, sometimes walked at their own pace — thus they moved forward with determination.
They, studying the Vedas and all its auxiliaries as well as the science of ethics and being knowers of dharma, saw their grandsire.
Having bowed to the great soul Kṛṣṇa Dvaipāyana, all of them, scorcher of foes, stood with joined palms along with their mother.
Vyāsa said:
O best of Bharatas, I had previously known in my mind how, being set in unrighteousness, the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra would exile you.
Knowing that, I have come now, desiring your supreme welfare. Do not grieve — all this shall be for your happiness.
All of you are equally dear to me, no doubt. Relatives show affection due to helplessness or youth.
Therefore, my affection for you is now even greater. I desire to do what is good for you with affection — understand this well.
This city nearby is delightful and free from trouble. Here, in concealment, those who await my arrival reside.
Vaiśampāyana said:
Thus having consoled the sons of Pṛthā, the subduers of foes, Vyāsa the master went to Ekacakrā and consoled Kuntī.
Live, O mother of sons! This son of yours, Yudhiṣṭhira, born of Dharma, will rule over all kings on earth as a righteous king.
This knower of dharma will righteously conquer the entire earth and, through the strength of Bhīma and Arjuna, will surely enjoy it.
Your sons and those of Mādrī, all great warriors, will happily live in their own kingdom with content minds.
Having conquered the earth, those tiger-like men will perform Rājasūya, Aśvamedha, and other grand sacrifices with abundant gifts.
Having favored their friends with wealth and happiness, your sons will enjoy here the ancestral kingdom of their fathers and grandfathers.
Having said thus and settled them in a brāhmaṇa’s house, the sage Dvaipāyana then spoke to the best of kings.
Wait for me here; I shall return again. Knowing the proper place and time, you shall attain supreme joy.
Then, having been addressed with folded hands by all with "so be it," the divine sage Vyāsa departed as he desired, O king.
