बालकाण्ड 02 (101-150)
जसि बिबाह कै बिधि श्रुति गाई। महामुनिन्ह सो सब करवाई॥
गहि गिरीस कुस कन्या पानी। भवहि समरपीं जानि भवानी॥
जसि बिबाह कै बिधि श्रुति गाई। महामुनिन्ह सो सब करवाई॥
गहि गिरीस कुस कन्या पानी। भवहि समरपीं जानि भवानी॥
Vaisampayana said, “After this, Yudhishthira, saluted his grandsire, viz.the son of Ganga, and with joined hands and concentrated attention, oncemore asked him, saying, ‘What are the general duties of the four ordersof men, and what the special duties of each order?
“Yudhishthira said, ‘Thou hast told it many times that abstention frominjury is the highest religion. In Sraddhas, however, that are performedin honour of the Pitris, persons for their own good should make offeringsof diverse kinds of meat.
“Vasudeva said, ‘After Gandhari had said this, that ruler of men,Dhritarashtra, then said these words to Duryodhana in the midst of the(assembled) monarchs, ‘O Duryodhana, listen, O son, to what I say, andblessed be thou; do that if thou hast any respect for thy father.
ग्रह शांति तथा सर्व-सुखो की इच्छा रखने वालो को बुधवार का व्रत करना चाहिए|
“Sanjaya said, ‘That bull amongst the Sinis, viz., Satyaki, hearing thesewords o, full affection, agreeable, fraught with sweet sounds, opportune,delightful, and equitable that were uttered by king Yudhishthira thejust, replied unto him,
Vaisampayana said, “That bull among men–Dhritarashtra–the son ofAmvika, having heard of this wonderful way of life–so above that ofmen–of the sons of Pandu, was filled with anxiety and grief.