परिक्रम्य ततः सर्वे त्रयोडपि भरतर्षभ । रमणीये नदीकूले सहिता: समुपाविशन्,भरतश्रेष्ठ! महात्मा अग्निदेवके इस प्रकार आज्ञा देनेपर अर्जुन, श्रीकृष्ण तथा मयासुर सबने उनकी परिक्रमा की। फिर तीनों ही यमुनानदीके रमणीय तटपर जाकर एक साथ बैठे
parikramya tataḥ sarve trayo 'pi bharatarṣabha | ramaṇīye nadīkūle sahitāḥ samupāviśan ||
Vaiśampāyana said: “Then, O bull among the Bharatas, all three of them, having respectfully circumambulated (Agni), went together to a delightful riverbank and sat down there in companionship.” The act of circumambulation signals reverence and gratitude toward divine agency, and their sitting together marks a pause of concord after receiving instruction.
वैशम्पायन उवाच