[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Mahābhārata and its versions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata) › [The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) › 3.4 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 3.4: caturtho'dhyāyaḥ Mahābhārata 3.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### caturtho'dhyāyaḥ ### [3.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.4.1) vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca | tato divākaraḥ prīto darśayāmāsa pāṇḍavam | dīpyamānaḥ svavapuṣā jvalanniva hutāśanaḥ || 1 || > "Vaisampayana said, 'Thus, O great king, was the sun that purifier of the world, adored (by Yudhishthira). And pleased with the hymn, the maker of day, self-luminous, and blazing like fire showed himself to the son of Pandu. And Vivaswan said, 'Thou shall obtain all that thou desirest. I shall provide thee with food for five and seven years together. And, O king, accept this copper-vessel which I give unto thee. And, O thou of excellent vows, as long as Panchali will hold this vessel, without partaking of its contents fruits and roots and meat and vegetables cooked in thy kitchen, these four kinds of food shall from this day be inexhaustible. And, on the fourteenth year from this, thou shall regain thy kingdom.' > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa ### [3.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.4.2) yatte'bhilaṣitaṃ rājansarvametadavāpsyasi | ahamannaṃ pradāsyāmi sapta pañca ca te samāḥ || 2 || ### [3.4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.4.3) phalamūlāmiṣaṃ śākaṃ saṃskṛtaṃ yanmahānase | caturvidhaṃ tadannādyamakṣayyaṃ te bhaviṣyati | dhanaṃ ca vividhaṃ tubhyamityuktvāntaradhīyata || 3 || ### [3.4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.4.4) labdhvā varaṃ tu kaunteyo jalāduttīrya dharmavit | jagrāha pādau dhaumyasya bhrātṝṃścāsvajatācyutaḥ || 4 || > "Vaisampayana continued, 'Having obtained the boon, the virtuous son of Kunti, rising from the water, took hold of Dhaumya's feet and then embraced his brother's. And, O exalted one, wending then with Draupadi to the kitchen, and adored by her duly, the son of Pandu set himself to cook (their day's) food. And the clean food, however little, that was dressed, furnished with the four tastes, increased and became inexhaustible. And with it Yudhishthira began to feed the regenerate ones. And after the Brahmanas had been fed, and his younger brothers also, Yudhishthira himself ate of the food that remained, and which is called Vighasa. And after Yudhishthira had eaten, the daughter of Prishata took what remained. And after she had taken her meal, the day's food became exhausted. > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa ### [3.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.4.5) draupadyā saha saṃgamya paśyamāno'bhyayātprabhuḥ | mahānase tadānnaṃ tu sādhayāmāsa pāṇḍavaḥ || 5 || ### [3.4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.4.6) saṃskṛtaṃ prasavaṃ yāti vanyamannaṃ caturvidham | akṣayyaṃ vardhate cānnaṃ tena bhojayate dvijān || 6 || ### [3.4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.4.7) bhuktavatsu ca vipreṣu bhojayitvānujānapi | śeṣaṃ vighasasaṃjñaṃ tu paścādbhuṅkte yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | yudhiṣṭhiraṃ bhojayitvā śeṣamaśnāti pārṣatī || 7 || ### [3.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.4.8) evaṃ divākarātprāpya divākarasamadyutiḥ | kāmānmano'bhilaṣitānbrāhmaṇebhyo dadau prabhuḥ || 8 || > 'And having thus obtained the boon from the maker of day, the son of Pandu, himself as resplendent as that celestial, began to entertain the Brahmanas agreeably to their wishes. And obedient to their priest, the sons of Pritha, on auspicious lunar days and constellations and conjunctions, performed sacrifices according to the ordinance, the scriptures, and the Mantras. After the sacrifices, the sons of Pandu, blessed by the auspicious rites performed by Dhaumya and accompanied by him, and surrounded also by the Brahmanas set out for the woods of Kamyaka.'" > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa ### [3.4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.4.9) purohitapurogāśca tithinakṣatraparvasu | yajñiyārthāḥ pravartante vidhimantrapramāṇataḥ || 9 || ### [3.4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.4.10) tataḥ kṛtasvastyayanā dhaumyena saha pāṇḍavāḥ | dvijasaṃghaiḥ parivṛtāḥ prayayuḥ kāmyakaṃ vanam || 10 || ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.3.3.7) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Commentaries (1) - [Bhāratabhāvadīpa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa!nilakantha.3.3.73) — Nīlakaṇṭha Caturdhara 1650, Sanskrit ## Other recensions (1) - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.3.3.70) — Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Garuḍapurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.garuda.1.82.11) — Vyāsa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.3.4) · Pramāṇa