The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa | Page 5

those Asuras, the Kalakeyas, tremble before him;
Jatasura, and the king of the Madrakas, Kunti, Pulinda the king of the
Kiratas, and the kings of Anga and Vanga, and Pandrya, and the king of
Udhara, and Andhaka; Sumitra, and Saivya that slayer of foes;
Sumanas, the king of the Kiratas, and Chanur the King of the Yavanas,
Devarata, Bhoja, and the so called Bhimaratha, Srutayudha--the king of
Kalinga, Jayasena the king of Magadha; and Sukarman, and Chekitana,
and Puru that slayer of foes; Ketumata, Vasudana, and Vaideha and
Kritakshana: Sudharman, Aniruddha, Srutayu endued with great
strength; the invincible Anuparaja, the handsome Karmajit; Sisupala
with his son, the king of Karusha; and the invincible youths of the
Vrishni race, all equal in beauty unto the celestials, viz., Ahuka,
Viprithu, Sada, Sarana, Akrura, Kritavarman, and Satyaka, the son of
Sini; and Bhismaka, Ankriti, and the powerful Dyumatsena, those chief
of bowmen viz., the Kaikeyas and Yajnasena of the Somaka race; these
Kshatriyas endued with great might, all well-armed and wealthy, and
many others also regarded as the foremost, all waited upon
Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, in that Sabha, desirous of ministering to
his happiness. And those princes also, endued with great strength, who
dressing themselves in deer-skins learnt the science of weapons under
Arjuna, waited upon Yudhishthira. And O king, the princes also of the
Vrishni race, viz., Pradyumna (the son of Rukmini) and Samva, and
Yuyudhana the son of Satyaki and Sudharman and Aniruddha and
Saivya that foremost of men who had learnt the science of arms under
Arjuna these and many other kings, O lord of the Earth, used to wait on
Yudhishthira on that occasion. And that friend of Dhananjaya,
Tumvuru, and the Gandharva Chittasena with his ministers, any many
other Gandharvas and Apsaras, well-skilled in vocal and instrumental
music and in cadence and Kinnaras also well-versed in (musical)
measures and motions singing celestial tunes in proper and charming
voices, waited upon and gladdened the sons of Pandu and the Rishis
who sat in that Sabha. And seated in that Sabha, those bull among men,
of rigid vows and devoted to truth, all waited upon Yudhishthira like
the celestials in heaven waiting upon Brahma."

SECTION V
(Lokapala Sabhakhayana Parva)
Vaisampayana said,--"While the illustrious Pandavas were seated in
that Sabha along with the principal Gandharvas, there came, O Bharata,
unto that assembly the celestial Rishi Narada, conversant with the
Vedas and Upanishadas, worshipped by the celestials acquainted with
histories and Puranas, well-versed in all that occurred in ancient kalpas
(cycles), conversant with Nyaya (logic) and the truth of moral science,
possessing a complete knowledge of the six Angas (viz., pronunciation,
grammar, prosody, explanation of basic terms, description of religious
rites, and astronomy). He was a perfect master in reconciling
contradictory texts and differentiating in applying general principles to
particular cases, as also in interpreting contraries by reference to
differences in situation, eloquent, resolute, intelligent, possessed of
powerful memory. He was acquainted with the science of morals and
politics, learned, proficient in distinguishing inferior things from
superior ones, skilled in drawing inference from evidence, competent to
judge of the correctness or incorrectness of syllogistic statements
consisting of five propositions. He was capable of answering
successively Vrihaspati himself while arguing, with definite
conclusions properly framed about religion, wealth, pleasure and
salvation, of great soul and beholding this whole universe, above,
below, and around, as if it were present before his eyes. He was master
of both the Sankhya and Yoga systems of philosophy, ever desirous of
humbling the celestials and Asuras by fomenting quarrels among them,
conversant with the sciences of war and treaty, proficient in drawing
conclusions by judging of things not within direct ken, as also in the six
sciences of treaty, war, military campaigns, maintenance of posts
against the enemy and stratagems by ambuscades and reserves. He was
a thorough master of every branch of learning, fond of war and music,
incapable of being repulsed by any science or any course of action, and
possessed of these and numberless other accomplishments. The Rishi,
having wandered over the different worlds, came into that Sabha. And
the celestial Rishi of immeasurable splendour, endued with great
energy was accompanied, O monarch, by Parijata and the intelligent
Raivata and Saumya and Sumukha. Possessing the speed of the mind,
the Rishi came thither and was filled with gladness upon beholding the

Pandavas. The Brahmana, on arriving there, paid homage unto
Yudhishthira by uttering blessings on him and wishing him victory.
Beholding the learned Rishi arrive, the eldest of the Pandavas,
conversant with all rules of duty, quickly stood up with his younger
brothers. Bending low with humility, the monarch cheerfully saluted
the Rishi, and gave with due ceremonies a befitting seat unto him. The
king also gave him kine and the usual offerings of the