“Vaishampaayana said, ‘King Drupada, after his alliance with the
Pandavas, had all his fears removed. Indeed, the monarch (Drupada) no longer stood in fear even of the Devas.
The ladies of the illustrious Drupada’s household approached Kunti and
introduced themselves to her, mentioning their respective names, and worshipped
her feet with heads touching the ground. Krishna (Draupadi) also, attired in red silk and her wrists
still encircled with the auspicious thread, saluting her mother-in-law with respect,
stood satisfactorily before her with joined palms. Pritha (Kunti), out of affection, pronounced a blessing
upon her daughter-in-law filled with great beauty and every auspicious mark and
possessed of a sweet nature and good character, saying, ‘You be to your husband
as Sachi to (Lord) Indra, Swaha to Agni,
Rohini to Soma (the Moon), Damayanti
to Nala, Bhadra to Vaishravana (Lord Kubera), Arundhati to (Maharishi) Vasishtha,
Lakshmi to (Lord) Narayana! O friendly
one, you be the mother of long-lived and heroic (Veera in Sanskrit) children, and possessed of everything that
can make you happy! Let luck and prosperity ever wait on you! You wait ever on
husbands engaged in the performance of grand yagnas. You be devoted to your
husbands. Let your days be ever passed in duly entertaining and respecting
guests and strangers arrived at your home, and the religious and the old;
children and superiors. You be installed as the Queen of the kingdom and the
capital of Kurujangala (Hastinapura),
with your husband Dharmaraja Yudhishthira! O daughter (Draupadi), let the whole earth, conquered by the
prowess of your husbands filled with great strength, be given away by you to
Brahmanas at Ashwmedha (yagna)! O
accomplished one, whatever gems there are on earth possessed of superior
virtues, obtain them, O lucky one, and you be happy for a full hundred years! O
daughter-in-law, as I rejoice today seeing you attired in red silk, so shall I
rejoice again, when, O accomplished one, I see you become the mother of a son!’
“Vaishampaayana continued, ‘After the Pandavas had been married, Hari (Sri
Krishna) sent to them (as gifts) various gold ornaments set with pearls and
black gems (lapis lazuli). Maadhava (Sri
Krishna) also sent to them costly garments
manufactured in various countries, and many beautiful and soft blankets and
hides of great value, and many costly beds and carpets and vehicles. He also
sent them vessels by hundreds, set with gems and diamonds. (Sri) Krishna also gave them female servants by
thousands, brought from various countries, and filled with beauty, youth and
accomplishments and decked with every ornament. He also gave them many
well-trained elephants brought from the country of Madra, and many excellent
horses in costly controller, chariots drawn by horses of excellent colours and
large teeth. Maadhava (Sri Krishna),
of immeasurable soul, also sent them coins of pure gold by crores upon crores
in separate heaps. Dharmaraja Yudhishthira, desirous of pleasing Govinda (Sri
Krishna), accepted all those gifts with
great joy.’”
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