Drupada said : O great Rishi, it is only when I have not heard from you all this that I intended to act in the way I have already told you. I am now incapable of acting against what has been ordained by the celestials. I therefore desire to act as you have said.

The knot of destiny cannot be untied. There is nothing which is the result of our own actions. That which was made to secure one husband (for my daughter) becomes now the source of this (new) ordinance.

As Krishna (Draupadi) had repeatedly asked (in her former life) for five times saying, “Give me a husband," the greatly deity had granted her the boon accordingly. The deity himself knows the right or the wrong of this.

When Shankara has fixed this ordinance, sinful or virtuous, I can have no fault. Therefore, let these (heroes) take as ordained the hand of Krishna according to all due rites.

Vaishampayana said : The illustrious Rishi then spoke thus to Dharamraja (Yudhishthira), "O son of Pandu today is an auspicious day. Today the Moon has entered the constellation Paushya. You first take the hand of Krishna today.”

Thereupon the king Yajnasena with his son made preparations for the marriage. Keeping ready many costly marriage presents, he brought out his daughter Krishna adorned after a bath, with many jewels and pearls.

All the friends and the relatives of the king with the state ministers and many Brahmanas and citizens according to their precedence of ranks, came there in joy to witness the marriage ceremony.

Adorned with that concourse of chief men, with its court-yards decked with lotuses and lilies and beautified with the lines of troops and fastened round with diamonds and precious stones, his (Drupada's) palace looked like the sky studded with the brilliant stars.

Then those Kuru Princes, those young (heroes) bathed; adorned with ear-rings, attired in costly robes and perfumed by Sundal paste, they performed the Abhisheka (preparatory ceremony) and all other usual auspicious rites.

O lord, like mighty bulls entering their r 'n, they !..en accompanied by their priest Dhaumya, as effulgent as fire, entered in joy and in due order (the wedding place) one after the other.

Then that Veda-knowing priest (Dhaumya) kindled the sacred fire and poured the libations of ghee in that blazing fire with proper Mantras. That Mantra knowing Brahmana then called Yudhisthira and united him with Krishna (Draupadi).

Walking round the fire (for seven times), the bride and the bridegroom took each other's hands. Thus they were married by the Vedaknowing (Dhaumya). Then taking leave of that ornament of battle (Yudhishthira), he (Dhaumya) went out of the palace.

Then those mighty car-warriors, the perpetuators of the Kuru race, those princes, attired in costly robes, took the hand of that best of women (Draupadi) day by day in succession.

The celestial Rishi told me of a very wonderful incident, namely that the highsouled lady of slender waist (Draupadi) regained her virginity day after day (i.e., every day after her previous marriage).

After the wedding was over, Drupada gave to those great car-warriors various kind of excellent wealth. (He gave them) one hundred chariots with golden standards, each drawn by four horses with golden bridles;

One hundred elephants all possessing auspicious marks on their temples and faces and all looking like so many mountains with golden peaks; and one hundred young maidservants attired in costly robes and adorned with ornaments and floral wreaths.

Making fire his witness, the high-souled king of the lunar race, (Draupada), gave separately each of those celestials-like heroes much wealth, various brilliant ornaments and many costly robes.

When the wedding was over and after they had obtained that maiden, like Lakshmi herself, along with great wealth, those greatly powerful sons of Pandu like so many Indras passed their days in joy, in the capital of the Panchala king.