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Pancharatra: Krishna and Balarama visit Pandavas.
वैशम्पायन उवाच॥
Vaiśampāyana said.
भ्रातुर्वचस्तत्प्रसमीक्ष्य सर्वे; ज्येष्ठस्य पाण्डोस्तनयास्तदानीम्। तमेवार्थं ध्यायमाना मनोभि; रासां चक्रुरथ तत्रामितौजाः ॥१-१८३-१॥
All the sons of Pāṇḍu, having considered the words of their elder brother, then, with their minds fixed on that very meaning, those of immeasurable energy, acted accordingly there.
वृष्णिप्रवीरस्तु कुरुप्रवीरा; नाशङ्कमानः सहरौहिणेयः। जगाम तां भार्गवकर्मशालां; यत्रासते ते पुरुषप्रवीराः ॥१-१८३-२॥
But the eminent hero of the Vṛṣṇis, together with the son of Rohiṇī, unafraid of the eminent Kurus, went to the workshop of Bhārgava, where those eminent men reside.
तत्रोपविष्टं पृथुदीर्घबाहुं; ददर्श कृष्णः सहरौहिणेयः। अजातशत्रुं परिवार्य तांश्च; उपोपविष्टाञ्ज्वलनप्रकाशान् ॥१-१८३-३॥
There, Kṛṣṇa together with Balarāma saw Yudhiṣṭhira, the enemyless one, surrounded by his companions and those seated nearby, all shining with brilliance.
ततोऽब्रवीद्वासुदेवोऽभिगम्य; कुन्तीसुतं धर्मभृतां वरिष्ठम्। कृष्णोऽहमस्मीति निपीड्य पादौ; युधिष्ठिरस्याजमीढस्य राज्ञः ॥१-१८३-४॥
Then Vasudeva approached Yudhiṣṭhira, the foremost among the upholders of dharma, and Kṛṣṇa, pressing the feet of King Yudhiṣṭhira (Ajāmīḍha), declared, "I am he."
तथैव तस्याप्यनु रौहिणेय; स्तौ चापि हृष्टाः कुरवोऽभ्यनन्दन्। पितृष्वसुश्चापि यदुप्रवीरा; वगृह्णतां भारतमुख्य पादौ ॥१-१८३-५॥
In the same way, after him, Balarama was praised, and the delighted Kurus welcomed him. The paternal aunts and the foremost of the Yadus also embraced the feet of the chief of the Bharatas.
अजातशत्रुश्च कुरुप्रवीरः; पप्रच्छ कृष्णं कुशलं निवेद्य। कथं वयं वासुदेव त्वयेह; गूढा वसन्तो विदिताः स्म सर्वे ॥१-१८३-६॥
Ajātaśatru, the foremost of the Kurus, after informing Kṛṣṇa of their well-being, asked: "O Vāsudeva, how is it that all of us, though dwelling here in secret, have become known to you?"
तमब्रवीद्वासुदेवः प्रहस्य; गूढोऽप्यग्निर्ज्ञायत एव राजन्। तं विक्रमं पाण्डवेयानतीत्य; कोऽन्यः कर्ता विद्यते मानुषेषु ॥१-१८३-७॥
Vāsudeva smiled and said to him: "O king, even if fire is concealed, it is always recognized. Who else among men could accomplish what the sons of Pāṇḍu have, surpassing such valour?"
दिष्ट्या तस्मात्पावकात्सम्प्रमुक्ता; यूयं सर्वे पाण्डवाः शत्रुसाहाः। दिष्ट्या पापो धृतराष्ट्रस्य पुत्रः; सहामात्यो न सकामोऽभविष्यत् ॥१-१८३-८॥
By good fortune, you Pāṇḍavas, all conquerors of enemies, have been completely freed from that fire. By good fortune, the wicked son of Dhṛtarāṣṭra, together with his minister, would not have survived with his desires.
भद्रं वोऽस्तु निहितं यद्गुहायां; विवर्धध्वं ज्वलन इवेध्यमानः। मा वो विद्युः पार्थिवाः केचनेह; यास्यावहे शिबिरायैव तावत् ॥ सोऽनुज्ञातः पाण्डवेनाव्ययश्रीः; प्रायाच्छीघ्रं बलदेवेन सार्धम् ॥१-१८३-९॥
May auspiciousness, hidden in the cave, be with you; may you flourish like a kindled fire. Let no kings here discover you; let us go to the camp for now. He, granted leave by the Pāṇḍava and possessing imperishable glory, quickly departed together with Baladeva.
