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धौम्यपुरोहितकरण (dhaumyapurohitakaraNa)

 
Mahabharata
English
[Dhaumya-purohitakaraṇa]
(“the Pāṇḍavas' making Dhaumya their purohita”). § 230 (Caitrarathap.): Arjuna gave his Āgneya weapon to the Gandharva Citraratha and said: “Let the horses you give us remain with you for some time
when occasion comes we will take them from you.” Then the Pāṇḍavas took leave of the Gandharva, and left the banks of the Bhāgīrathī. At that time Dhaumya, the younger brother of Devala, was dwelling at the tīrtha named Utkocaka, engaged in ascetic penances. According to the counsel of the Gandharva, the Pāṇḍavas installed Dhaumya in the office of their purohita, and became his yājyas. Then they resolved to go to the svayaṃvara of Pāñcālī (i.e. Kṛshṇā) (I, 183).