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ANU GÎT Â.
CHAPTER I.
Ganamegaya' said: What conversation, Otwice-born one'! took place between the high-souled Kesava and Arguna, while they dwelt in that palace : after slaying their enemies ?
Vaisampayana said : The son of Pritha, after becoming possessed of his kingdom (in an) undisturbed (state), enjoyed himself in the company of Krishna, full of delight in that heavenly palace. And once, O king! they happened to go, surrounded by their people, and rejoicing, to a certain portion of the palace which resembled heaven. Then Arguna, the son of Pandu, having surveyed with delight that lovely palace, in the company of Krishna, spoke these words : 'O you of mighty arms! O you whose mother is Devakl! when the battle was about to commence, I became aware of your greatness, and that divine
"This is the prince to whom the Mahabharata, as we have it, purports to have been related.
' I.e. Vaisampayana, who relates the Mahabharata to Ganamegaya.
• This appears to have been situated at Indraprastha, and to have been the one built for the Pandavas by the demon Maya, as related in the Sabha Parvan.
• This is a rather unusual form of address.
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