Chapter 83
“Arjuna said, ‘Thou art now, O Kesava, the best friend of all the Kurus.Related with both the parties, thou art the dear friend of both.
“Arjuna said, ‘Thou art now, O Kesava, the best friend of all the Kurus.Related with both the parties, thou art the dear friend of both.
“Vaisampayana said, ‘O smiter of foes, when Devaki’s son of mighty armsset out (for Hastinapura), ten mighty car-warriors, capable of slayinghostile heroes, fully armed, followed in his train.
“Vaisampayana said, ‘Meanwhile, understanding from his spies that theslayer of Madhu had set out, Dhritarashtra,
“Dhritarashtra said, ‘O Vidura, Janardana hath set out from Upaplavya. Heis now staying at Vrikasthala and will come here tomorrow.
“Vidura said, ‘O monarch, O best of men, thou art respected by threeworlds. Thou, O Bharata, art loved and regarded by every body.
“Duryodhana said, ‘All that Vidura hath said about Krishna, hath indeed,been truly said; for Janardana is greatly devoted to the Pandavas and cannever be separated from them.
“Sanjaya said, ‘I did thee farewell, O divine ruler of men. I will nowdepart, O son of Pandu. Let prosperity be thine. I hope, I have notcarried away by the feelings of my heart, given utterance to anythingoffensive.
“Vaisampayana said, ‘Rising up (from his bed) at day-dawn, Krishna wentthrough his morning rites, and taking leave of the Bharatas, set out forthe city (of the Kurus).
“Yudhishthira said, ‘O Sanjaya, the righteous and the unrighteous, theyoung and the old, the weak and the strong, are all under the control ofthe Creator, It is that Supreme Lord who imparteth knowledge to the childand childishness to the learned, according to his own will.
“Vaisampayana said, ‘Janardana, the chastiser of foes, after his meetingwith Vidura, went then in the afternoon to his paternal aunt, Pritha.