Vaishampayana said: -
1. When they were all living there, Yudhishthira thus spoke to Krishna (Draupadi), his brothers and the Brahmanas.
2. “We have alternately seen one after another many sacred and auspicious Tirthas and wood all delightful to look at.
3. They had been before visited by the celestials and the high-souled Rishis. They had been worshipped by the Brahmanas.
4-5. We have in various sacred hermitages performed ablutions with the Brahmanas; we have also heard from them the (accounts of the) lives and acts of many Rishis and also of many royal sages of yore and also other pleasant stories.
6. We have worshipped the celestials with flowers and water, we have offered oblations to the Pitris with fruits and roots as were available there.
7. We have with the high-souled Rishis performed our ablutions in all the sacred and beautiful mountains and lakes and also in the highly holy sea.
8. We have with the Brahmanas bathed in the Ila, in the Sarasvati, in the Sindhu, in the Yamuna, in the Narmada and in various other charming Tirthas.
9. Having passed the source of the Ganges, we have seen many charming mountains and also the Himalayas, inhabited by various kinds of birds.
10. And also the great Badari, where there is the hermitage of Nara and Narayana. We have seen the celestials lake adored by the Siddhas and he celestials Rishis.
11. O foremost of Brahmanas, we have one after the other seen all the celebrated and sacred places with the high souled Lomasha.
12. O Bhima, now we shall go to the yonder abode of Vaisravana (Kubera) frequented by the Siddhas. Think of the means of entering it.”
13. When that king of kings had said this, an invisible voice spoke thus, “You will not be able to go to the inaccessible abode of Vaisravana.
14. By this way, O king, go back from this place to the place whence you have come, to the hermitage of Nara Narayana which is called Vadari.
15. O son of Kunti, from that place you will go to the hermitage of Vrishaparva abounding in flowers and fruits and frequented by the Siddhas and the Charanas.
16. O son of Pritha, having passed it, you will go to the hermitage of Arshnisena and O son of Kunti, from that place you will see the abode of Kuvera.”
17. Just as that moment the breeze became fresh, charming, cool and full of celestials fragrance and it showered flowers.
18. On hearing the celestials voice in the sky they were all surprised, more specially the Rishis and Brahmanas (who were with the Pandavas).
19. On hearing this great wonder, the Brahmana Dhaumya said, “O descendant of Bharata, this should not be gain said. Let this be so.”
20. Thereupon the king Yudhishthira accepted his words. Having returned to the hermitage of Nara and Narayana.
21. He happily lived there surrounded by Bhimasena and his other brothers and also by the Panchala princess and the Brahmanas.
Thus ends the hundred and fifty-sixth chapter, arrival at the Nara Narayana hermitage, in the Tirthayatra of the Vana Parva.