Mahabharata - Ādi Parva (महाभारत - आदि पर्व)
01.177
Core-Pancharatra: List of attendees for Draupadi's Swayamvara.
Dhṛṣṭadyumna said.
Duryodhana, who is invincible, ill-natured, and difficult to assault; Viviṃśati, Vikarṇa, and Duḥśāsana, all of them equal.
Yuyutsu, swift as the wind, and Bhīmavegadhara, equally powerful; Ugrāyudha, Balākī, Kanakāyu, and Virocana, all fierce warriors, were present.
Sukuṇḍala, Citrasena, Suvarcā, Kanakadhvaja, Nandaka, the strong-armed one, and also Kuṇḍaja and Vikaṭa likewise.
These, along with many other powerful sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, together with Karṇa, have assembled as heroes for your sake. They are hundreds in number, great-souled, renowned, and the foremost among Kṣatriyas.
Śakuni, Bala, Vṛṣaka, and Bṛhadbala—all these sons of the king of Gandhara have assembled here.
Aśvatthāman and Bhoja, the foremost among all weapon-bearers, both great-souled and assembled, are well-adorned for your sake.
The great warriors, Maṇimān, Daṇḍadhāra the powerful, Sahadeva, Jayatsena, Meghasandhi, and the king of Magadha are present.
King Virāṭa, together with his two sons Śaṅkha and Uttara, as well as the kings Vārdhakṣemi, Suvarcā, and Senābindu.
Abhibhū, together with his son Sudāmnā and Suvarcasā; Sumitra, Sukumāra, Vṛka, and Satyadhṛti were also there.
The sun-bannered, the shining one, Nīla, and the one with varied weapons; likewise, Aṃśumān, Cekitāna, and Śreṇimān, all of great strength.
Samudrasena's son and the valiant Candrasena; Jalasandha, the father and son, Sudaṇḍa, and Daṇḍa as well.
Pauṇḍraka, Vāsudeva, Bhagadatta, the powerful one, the king of Kaliṅga, the lord of Tāmralipta, and the city lord likewise (were present).
The king of Madra, Śalya, together with his son, the great chariot-warrior, was accompanied by the heroic Rukmāṅgada and also by Rukmaratha.
The Kaurava, Somadatta, and his sons, all great chariot-warriors, together with the three valiant heroes—Bhūri, Bhūriśravā, and Śala—were assembled.
Sudakṣiṇa, Kāmboja, Dṛḍhadhanvan, Kaurava, Bṛhadbala, Suṣeṇa, the two Śibiras, and Uśīnara were also present.
Saṅkarṣaṇa (Balarāma), Vāsudeva (Kṛṣṇa), Pradyumna (son of Rukmiṇī), Sāmba, Cārudeṣṇa, Sāraṇa, and Gada—all powerful—were present.
Akrura, Satyaki, Uddhava, the mighty Kritavarma, the son of Hṛdika, Prithu, and Viprithu were also there.
Viḍūratha, Kaṅka, Samīka, Sāramejaya, the heroic Vātapati, Jhillī, Piṇḍāraka, Uśīnara, and the valiant Vṛṣṇis are all mentioned here.
Bhagīratha, Bṛhatkṣatra, Saindhava, Jayadratha, Bṛhadratha, Bāhlika, and Śrutāyu were all great chariot-warriors.
Ulūka, Kaitava, the king, Citrāṅgada and Śubhāṅgada, Vatsarāja, and the steadfast lord of Kosala were also present.
O auspicious one, these and many other renowned kṣatriyas, lords of various regions, have come here for your sake.
These brave men will recognize the supreme target for your sake. O auspicious one, today you should choose as your husband the one who pierces this target.

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ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय। तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय। मृत्योर्माऽमृतं गमय। ॐ शान्ति: शान्ति: शान्ति: ॥ - बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् 1.3.28
"Ōm! Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, and from death to immortality. Let there be peace, peace, and peace. Ōm!" - Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28

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