Vasudeva said These words befit the chief of the king of the Pandu race, who is unequaled in prowess.

It ought to be done first of all by us, who desire to act on the principles of politics and the man who acts otherwise is a fool.

But our relations, are the same with the sons of Kuru and Pandu, whatever at this present moment might be those amongst themselves.

We all have been invited here and you as well for the wedding and the ceremony being over we shall go well pleased homeward bound.

You are the oldest among kings both in age and in learning and we doubtless are like your pupils.

Dhritarashtra too always reveres you much and are the friend of the preceptors Drona and Kripa.

This day, therefore, tutor us in what is to the interests of the Pandavas. None of us shall question what you say.

If the chief among the Kurus seek peace on equal terms, there will be no injury done to the brotherly feeling between the Kauravas and the Pandavas.

If the son of Dhritarashtra dose not thus seek peace owing to the ignorance mixed with vanity, summon us after sending word to others.

Then the bad man Duryodhana along with his ministers and friends will meet his fate at the hands of him who uses the Gandiva as his bow and who will be fired with wrath.

Vaishampayana said Then the lord of the earth Virata, having treated the descendant of Vrishni with due honours, sent him home along with his men and his friends.

Krishna having gone to Dwarka the followers of Yudhishthira and also the king Virata made all preparations for the war.

Then did Virata and his friends and also the king Drupada send word to all the rulers.

At the request of those lions among the Kauravas of the rulers of the Matsya and Panchala, came there cheerfully kings with large arinies.

Having heard that a large army was being collected for the sons of Pandu, Dhritarashtra's too brought together many rulers.

At that time, o king the earth became crowded with the throng of kings who had come either for the Kauravas or for the Pandavas.

And the earth at time became thronged with the four elements of the army. The armies of those heroes began to pour from all quarters.

And the goddess earth, with her mountains and forest seemed as if trembling. And the king of the Panchałas, who was of the same opinion with; Yudhishthira, sent to the Kauravas his own priest who was old both in wisdom and in age.