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ADI PARVA.
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Anagha, Gopati and Dhrita-rashtra, Surya and Varcha the eighth, Yugapa and Trinapa, Karshni, Nandi and Chitra-ratha, Shalishira the thirteenth, Parjanya the fourteenth, Kali the fifteenth, and Narada the sixteenth in this list, Sad-dha, Vrihad-dha, Vrihaka, Karala of great soul, Brahmachari, Vahuguna, Suvarna of great fame, Viswavasu, Bhumanyu, Suchandra, Sharu, and the celebrated tribes of Haha and Huhu both gifted with wonderful melody of voice, these celestial Gandharvas, O king, all went there. Many illustrious Apsaras also of large eyes, decked in every ornament, came there to dance and sing. And Anuchana and Anavadya, Gunamukhya and Gunavara, Adrika and Soma, Misra-keshi and Alamvusha, Marichi and Shuchika, Vidyut-parna and Tilottama and Amvika, Lakshmana, Kshema, Devi, Rambha, Manorama, Ashita, Suvahu, Supria, Suvapu, Pundarika, Sugandha, Surasa, Pramethini, Kamya, and Sharadhvati, all danced there together. And Menaka, Saha-janya, Karnika, Punjika-sthala, Ritu-sthala, Ghritachi, Viswachi, Purva-chiti, the celebrated Umlochã, Pramlocha the tenth, and Urvashi the eleventh,—these large-eyed dancing-girls of heaven came there and sang in chorus. And Dhata and Aryama and Mitra and Varuna and Angsha, and Vaga, and Indra, Vivaswan, Pusha, Tashta, and Parjanya or Vishnu,—these twelve Adityas, and the Pavakas came there to glorify Pandu's son. And, O king, Mirga-vyada, Sarpa, the celebrated Niriti, Ajaika-pada, Ahi-vradhna, Pinaki, Dahana, Iswara, Kapali, Sthanu, and the illustrious Bhagavana,—these eleven Rudras also came there. And the twin Aswinas, the eight Vasus, the mighty Marutas, the Viswa-devas, and the Sadhyas, also came there. And Karkotaka, Vasuki, Kachchapa, Kunda, and the great Naga Takshaka,—these mighty and wrathfal snakes possessed of high ascetic merit, also came there. And Tarkshya, Arishtanemi, Garuda, Asita-dhaja—these and many other Nagas came there. And Aruna and Aruni and other sons of Vinata also came there. It was only the great Rishis crowned with ascetic success and not others that saw those celestials and other beings seated on their cars or waiting on the mountain peaks. Those best of Munis beholding that wonderful sight