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Chapter Thirty-Five: The Marriage Ceremony
Seeing the marriage ceremony of Draupadi and Arjuna, the kings departed to their respective places. Duryodhana also went to Hastinapur along with the Pandavas. [17]
The Kauravas and Pandavas, having divided the kingdom in half, stayed in Hastinapur as before. [18]
Yudhishthira and Bhima, who had promised to marry the daughters of the Jinas during their exile, brought them to Hastinapur and married them, making them happy. [149]
Draupadi was Arjuna's wife, and she had the mind of a daughter-in-law towards Yudhishthira and Bhima, while Sahadeva and Nakula considered her as their mother. [150]
Yudhishthira and Bhima also had the mind of a father-in-law towards Draupadi, and Sahadeva and Nakula had the appropriate mind, filled with love for Arjuna, towards their two elder brothers. [151]
Gautama Swami says, "Who can prevent the sin arising from the slander of those who are devoted to the slander of those who are of pure conduct?" [152]
Speaking of the faults of others, even if they exist, is a cause of sin. What to speak of speaking of faults that do not exist? It is a cause of sin whose fruit is never wasted, it must be experienced. [153]
Even among ordinary people, there is equality of wealth due to affection, but it is only in the matter of wealth, not in women. What to speak of those who are famous in all three worlds? [154]
Why are the tongues of the wicked who slander the Pandavas, who are in the category of great men, not cut into a hundred pieces? [155]
One should understand that the speaker and listener of sin, who do not receive its fruit in this world, are as if it is preserved for them in the next world. Meaning: The fruit of sin that the speaker and listener do not receive in this birth, is surely received in the next birth, and with interest. [156]
Just as listening to virtuous stories with a good mind is considered a cause of good fortune for the speaker and listener, so listening to sinful stories is considered a cause of misfortune for them. [157]
Therefore, abandon the arrogant speech that is full of false accusations, and...