Vaishampayana said The king of the Matsya's, having tested Brihannala in dancing, in playing on instruments also in other fine arts, sent him to the quarters of the maidens, after consulting with his different ministers having him examined by women and being assured of his impotency of a permanent type. There the mighty Dhananjaya began to teach singing and playing on instruments to the daughter of Virata, and her friends and serving maids. The Pandava soon became their favorite.
वैशम्पायन उवाच बृहन्नलां तामभिवीक्ष्य मत्स्यराट कलासु नृत्येषु तथैव वादिते। सम्मन्त्र्य राजा विविधैः स्वमन्त्रिभिः परीक्ष्य चैनं प्रमदाभिराशु वै॥ अपुस्त्वमप्यस्य निशम्य च स्थिरं ततः कुमारीपुरमुत्ससर्ज तम्। स शिक्षयामास च गीतवादितं सुतां विराटस्य धनंजयः प्रभुः॥ सखींश्च तस्याः परिचारिकास्तथा प्रियश्च तासां स बभूव पाण्डवः॥