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Mahābhārata The History of the Great India
<< 99 Arrival in Hastinapura >>
 |  | When Dhrtarastra heard that the Pandava heroes had arrived, he sent the Kauravas out to welcome and receive them. Citrasena, Krpa Gautama, the great archer Vikarna, and the supreme archer Drona all went out to meet the Pandavas. The arriving heroes, surrounded by such exalted men, shone beautifully as they slowly entered the city of Hastinapura.
| | | Wherever the heroes passed, the great city burst into festivity, for the Pandava princes vanquished the sorrow of the people, who had mourned them as dead. The people loved their princes and, eager to show their love, called out in all kinds of voices. The Pandavas heard those words, which went to the core of their hearts.
| | | "He has returned—the knower of virtue, the tiger of a man, who protects us with justice like his own begotten children! Today Pandu Maharaja [in the form of his sons] has come from the forest he loves to show his love for us, and there's no doubt here! All has been accomplished now, for those whom we love most, the heroic sons of Kunti, our real protectors, have returned to us. If ever we have given charity, offered sacrifice, or endured austerity, then by all our merit may the Pandavas stay in our city for one hundred autumns."
| | | The Pandavas then bowed at the feet of Dhrtarastra, the great soul Bhisma, and the other venerable elders. After asking about the well-being of all the city's residents, they went to their quarters at Dhrtarastra's invitation.
| | | After those great souls and Sri Krsna had rested for a short time together, they were called by Dhrtarastra and Bhisma.
| | | Dhrtarastra said, "Yudhisthira, may you and your younger brothers please listen carefully to my words. There must not be any more fighting between my sons and you princes. Go and settle in the land of Khandava Prastha. Once you are living there, protected by Bhima, no one will be able to bother you, just as no one can harass the gods when they are guarded by the thunderbolt of Indra. Half the kingdom will be yours, so go and settle there in Khandava Prastha."
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