अध्याय 89
1 यदा राजा समर्थॊ ऽपि कॊशार्थी सयान महामते
कथं परवर्तेत तदा तन मे बरूहि पिता मह
“Yudhishthira said, ‘Cruel and sinful that we are, alas, we have slainbrothers and sires and grandsons and kinsmen and friends and sons. How, Ograndsire, shall we dispel this thirst for wealth. Alas, through thatthirst we have perpetrated many sinful deeds.’
राजकुमारी रोजी की खूबसूरती की हर जगह चर्चा थी | सुनहरी आंखें, तीखे नयन-नक्श, दूध-सी गोरी काया, कमर तक लहराते बाल सभी सुंदरता में चार चांद लगाते थे |
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कृतास्त्रान धार्तराष्ट्रांश च पाण्डुपुत्रांश च भारत
दृष्ट्वा दरॊणॊ ऽबरवीद राजन धृतराष्ट्रं जनेश्वरम
“Yayati said, ‘I am Yayati, the son of Nahusha and the father of Puru.Cast off from the region of the celestials and of Siddhas and Rishis forhaving disregarded every creature, I am falling down, my righteousnesshaving sustained diminution. In years I am older than you; therefore, Ihave not saluted you first. Indeed, the Brahmanas always reverence himwho is older in years or superior in learning or in ascetic merit.’
“Samvarta said, “There is a peak named Munjaban on the summits of theHimalaya mountains, where the adorable Lord of Uma (Mahadeva) isconstantly engaged in austere devotional exercises.
“Satyaki said, ‘Even as a man’s heart is, so doth he speak! Thou artspeaking in strict conformity with the nature of thy heart. There arebrave men, and likewise those that are cowards.
यह चैत्र मास की शुक्ल पक्ष की तृतीया को मनाया जाता है| इस दिन सौभाग्यवती स्त्रियाँ व्रत रखती हैं| कहावत है कि इस दिन पार्वती जी ने भगवान शंकर से सोभाग्यवती रहने का वरदान प्राप्त किया था, तथा पार्वती जी ने अन्य स्त्रियों को सौभाग्यवती रहने का वरदान दिया था|