Janamejaya said Being from his very birth attached to evil and témpted by covetousness for the wealth of others, addicted to wicked habits and bent upon bringing about his own death, the cause of the misery of his kinsmen, the cause of heightening the grief of his friends, the cause of giving pain to his well-wishers and the cause of the increase of the joy of his enemies, for what reason did not his friends dissuade him who was wedding the wrong course and why did not the friend Krishna or the grandfather do it out of friendship or affection?

Vaishampayana said Words were spoken by Krishna and Bhishma, all that could be said and many were the words spoken by Narada. Listen to them.

Narada said Race are those persons who listen to the advice of well-wishers and rare are friends who give good counsels, where there is an adviser who could advice well there is no friend standing (in need of it).

I see, that the advice of your friends ought to be listened to by you, O you the delighter of the race of Kuru; obstinacy ought not to be persevered in, for it is a great evil.

In this connection is cited the old story in which out of obstinacy Galava met with defeat.

In days of old, with a view to try Vishhvamitra who was practicing asceticism, Dharma came to him in person in the disguise of the divinely prosperous Rishi Vasishtha.

Having assumed the appearance of one of the seven Rishis, O Bharata, he came to the hermitage of the son of Kushika, as if hungry, with the desire of satisfying his hunger.

Vishvamitra, with great respect, employed himself in preparing Charu (rice boiled in milk and honey) and in his anxiety to prepare that excellent repast he could not attend to him in other respects.

When he had taken the fool offered by other devotees, Vishvamitra too came there taking his food which was very hot.

I have taken my food; you stay here for the present" saying this the divinely prosperous one went away and then did Vishvamitra, of great effulgence, O king, stand there.

Out of reverence, taking the food on his head and holding the same by his hands the devotee, of austere asceticism, stood there in the hermitage like a post and subsisting on air.

In attending on him the Muni Galava took pains out of respect, reverence, affection and the desire to do what was pleasing to Vishvamitra.

Then on the completion of a hundred years Dharma came there again to the son of Kushika, assuming the appearance of Vasishtha with the desire of eating.

He saw his food held on his head by the wise and great Rishi Vishvamitra who stood there subsisting on air and Dharma then accepting the food which was hot and newly cooked and eating it said-“I am pleased, O regenerate Rishi" and went away.

He then became divested of the condition of a Kshatriyas and reached that of a Brahmana and Vishvamitra became pleased at those words Dharma.

And Vishvamitra, being pleased with the attention and devotion of his disciple the ascetic Galava, said thus:

“With my permission, child, go away wherever you wish, O Galava.” Being thus addressed, Galava, the best of Munis, said this in reply, in words which were sweet and pleasing to Vishvamitra endued with great effulgence-"What gift (Dakshina) shall I give to your exalted self for your favour as my preceptor?

Every religions act becomes successful only when it is accompanied by a gift, O you the giver of honours and then the giver of those gifts obtains salvation.

Gifts are the fruits of acts (enjoyed) in heaven and are therefore said to be the peace. What shall I procure for my spiritual guide let my lord command.”

The Rishi Vishvamitra, divinely prosperous, knowing that he had been conquered by his attentions (and nothing else) said to him-“Go, go" and sought to send his attendant away by that means,

The attendant, being spoken to by Vishvamitra saying again and again 'go, go,' said by way of reply “What shall I give you."

Vishvamitra, a little angry at the excessive obstinacy of the devotee Galava, said this to him:

“Give me eight hundred horses, white as the rays of the moon and each having one ear black. Go,OGalava, without delay."