Vaishampayana said: While they (the Pandavas) were living there, the rainy season, which puts an end to summer and is agreeable to all creatures, made its appearance.

Then, hundreds and thousands of sable clouds covering the entire) firmament and the cardinal points, emitting thundering roars and looking like (so many) awnings in the rainy season, incessantly poured down showers night and day. The effulgence of the sun disappeared from the earth; and its place was filled by the stainless splendour of lightning.

And the earth, over grown with grass teeming with gnats and reptiles, maddened with joy and saturated with water, looked serene and became delightful to all.

When the (surface of the earth was flooded with water it could not be discerned whether the ground was even or uneven or whether there were rivers, ground.

At the close of summer, the streams full of agitated waters and careering violently with a hissing noise like (flight of) arrows, lent a grace to the woods.

The boars, the stage and the birds, drenched in water began to utter various sounds that could be heard in the forests.

The Chatakas, .the peacocks, the male kokilas and the excited frogs all intoxicated (with joy) began to frolic about.

Thus, while the Pandavas were wandering about in dry sandy tracts at the neighbourhood of mountains the delightful rainy season so various in aspect and resounding with (the roar of) the clouds passed away.

Then came autumn, crowded with ganders and cranes, when the forest tracts were over grown with verdure and the streams became clear.

The sky and the stars shone with a stainless lustre and the country was swarmed with beasts and birds. This season of autumn became auspicious to the high-souled sons of Pandu.

(Then) the nights free from dust and cool with clouds were adorned with numerous stars, planets and the moon.

And (the Pandavas) beheld the rivers and the tanks, full of cool water and beautified with lilies and lotuses and pleasant (to the eye)

And they experienced a great delight in wandering along the sacred Sarasvati whose banks resemble the firmament and are covered with canes.

And those wielders of strong bows were highly glad at seeing the auspicious Sarasvati full of limpid water.

O Janamejaya, while dwelling there they passed the most sacred night of the full moon in the month of Kartika.

And in company with the righteous and high-souled ascetics, the Pandavas, the best of the Bharatas, spent that juncture in excellent devotion.

And when the dark fort-night set in immediately after, the sons of Pandu together with Dharma and their charioteers and cooks proceeded to the forest of Kamyaka.