Chapter 1
1 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt (every man and his household came with Jacob):
1 Now these are the names of the sons of Israel, who came into Egypt (every man and his household came with Jacob):
किसी का राम किसी का श्याम किसी का गोपाला – 2
जाकि जैसी भक्ति बाबा – 2 वैसा ही रंग डाला
“Sauti said, ‘After Vaisampayana had explained to king Janamejaya in thisway the glory of Narayana, he began to discourse on another topic byreciting the question of Yudhishthira and the answer that Bhishma gave inthe presence of all the. Pandavas and the Rishis as also of Krishnahimself. Indeed, Vaisampayana began by saying what follows.[1924]
1 [आ]
सॊमस्य यज्ञॊ वरुणस्य यज्ञः; परजापतेर यज्ञ आसीत परयागे
तथा यज्ञॊ ऽयं तव भारताग्र्य; पारिक्षित सवस्ति नॊ ऽसतु परियेभ्यः
1 भीष्म उवाच
शिखण्डिवाक्यं शरुत्वाथ स यक्षॊ भरतर्षभ
परॊवाच मनसा चिन्त्य दैवेनॊपनिपीडितः
भवितव्यं तथा तद धि मम दुःखाय कौरव
एक राजा बेहद विलासी स्वभाव का था| उसे न प्रजा के सुख-दुख की चिंता थी और न राजकाज की| उसका सारा दिन अपने लिए सुख-सुविधाओं की व्यवस्था करने-करवाने में ही बीत जाता था|
“Vaisampayana said, ‘After Vyasa had gone away, those bulls among men,the Pandavas, saluted the Brahmana and bade him farewell, and proceeded(towards Panchala) with joyous hearts and with their mother walkingbefore them.