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THE MAHABHARATA OF KRISHNA-DWAIPAYANA VYASA TRANSLATE BY SABHA PARVA AND VANA PARVA

 "Thus addressed by Narada, the highsouled king Yudhishthira the just, with his brothers and all those foremost of Brahmanas (seated around him), joined his hands (in entreaty). And the monarch then asked Narada, saying, 'Describe unto us all those assembly rooms. We desire to listen to thee. O Brahmana, what are the articles with which each of the Sabhas are made of? What is the area of each, and what is the length and breadth of each ? Who wait upon the Grandsire in that assembly room? And who also upon Vasava, the Lord of the celestials, and upon Yama, the son of Vivaswana ? Who wait upon Varuna and upon Kuvera in their respective assembly rooms, O Brahmana Riahi, tell us all about these. We all together desire to hear thee describe them. Indeed, our curiosity is great. 1 Thus addressed by the son of Pandu, Narada replied> saying, 'O monarch, hear ye all about those celestial assembly rooms one after another." Thus endeth the sixth section in the Lokapala Sabhakhyana Parva of the Sabha Parva."  —THE MAHABHARATA OF KRISHNA-DWAIPAYANA VYASA TRANSLATE BY SABHA PARVA AND VANA PARVA

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