Khāṇḍava-dāha: Strategic containment and Indra’s rain (Ādi Parva, Adhyāya 217)
प्रतिगृह्मार्जुन: सर्वमुपभुज्य च पाण्डव: । सहैव वासुदेवेन दृष्टवान् नटनर्तकान्,पाण्डुकुमार अर्जुनने भगवान् वासुदेवके साथ प्रस्तुत किये हुए सम्पूर्ण भोज्य पदार्थोंको यथारुचि खाकर नटों और नर्तकोंके नृत्य देखे। तत्पश्चात् उन सबको उपहार आदिसे सम्मानित करके जानेकी आज्ञा दे महाबुद्धिमान् पाण्डुकुमार अर्जुन सत्कारपूर्वक बिछी हुई दिव्य शय्यापर सोनेके लिये गये
pratigṛhya arjunaḥ sarvam upabhujya ca pāṇḍavaḥ | sahaiva vāsudevena dṛṣṭavān naṭanartakān |
毗舍波耶那说:阿周那——般度之子——领受并随意享用诸般供品,与婆苏提婆一同观看伶人与舞者的表演。其后,他以赠礼与礼遇酬谢众人,准其退去;这位睿智的般度族英雄遂走向那铺设华美的神圣卧榻,安然就寝。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Enjoyment is not condemned, but it is to be guided by dharma: accept what is offered with courtesy, partake without excess, honor those who provide service (performers/guests) with gifts and respect, and conclude the occasion with propriety.
Arjuna, accompanied by Vāsudeva, accepts and consumes the offered food, watches a performance by actors and dancers, then respectfully rewards and dismisses them, and finally retires to sleep on a finely prepared bed.