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the capital, placing that treasure in their van. Repairing, agreeably to custom, to king Dhritarashtra first, they worshipped his
feet, announcing their respective names. Those foremost ones of Bharata's race, O chief of kings, then paid their respectful
salutations to Gandhari, the daughter of Suvala and to Kunti, They next worshipped (their uncle) Vidura and met Yuyutsu, the
son of Dhritarashtra by his Vaisya wife. Those heroes were then worshipped by others and they blazed forth in beauty, O king.
After this, O Bharata, those heroes heard the tidings of that highly wonderful and marvellous and glad-some birth of thy father.
Hearing of that feat of Vasudeva of great intelligence, they all worshipped Krishna, the delighter of Devaki, who was every
way worthy of worship. Then, after a few days, Vyasa, the son of Satyavati, endued with great energy, came to the city named
after the elephant. The perpetuators of Kuru's race worshipped the great Rishi according to the usual custom. Indeed, those
heroes, with those foremost princes of the Vrishni and the Andhaka races, paid the sage their adorations. After having
conversed on various subjects, Dharma's son Yudhishthira addressed Vyasa and said, 'This treasure, O holy one, which has
been brought through thy grace I wish to devote to that great sacrifice known by the name of the horse-sacrifice. O best of
ascetics, I desire to have thy permission. We are all, O Rishi, at thy disposal, and at that of the high-souled Krishna.'

"Vyasa said, 'I give thee permission, O king. Do what should be done after this. Do thou worship the deities duly by
performing the horse-sacrifice with profuse gifts. The horse-sacrifice, O king, is a cleanser of all sins. Without doubt, having
worshipped the deities by that sacrifice thou wilt surely be cleansed of all sins.'

"Vaisampayana continued, 'Thus addressed, the Kuru king Yudhisthira of righteous soul then set his heart, O monarch, on
making the necessary preparations for the horse-sacrifice. Having represented all this unto the Island-born Krishna, the king
endued with great eloquence approached Vasudeva and said,--'O foremost of all beings, the goddess Devaki has, through thee,
come to be regarded as the most fortunate of mothers! O thou of unfading glory, do thou accomplish that which I shall now tell
thee, O mighty-armed one. O delighter of the Kurus, the diverse enjoyments we enjoy have all been acquired through thy
puissance. The whole Earth has been subjugated by thee with the aid of thy prowess and intelligence. Do thou, therefore, cause
thyself to undergo the rites of initiation. Thou art our highest preceptor and master. If thou performest the sacrifice, O thou of
the Dasarha race, I shall be cleansed from every sin. Thou art Sacrifice. Thou art the Indestructible. Thou art this All. Thou art
Righteousness. Thou art Prajapati. Thou art the goal of all creatures. Even this is my certain conclusion.'

"Vasudeva said, 'O mighty-armed one, it becomes thee to say so, O chastiser of foes. Thou art the goal of all creatures. Even
this is my certain conclusion. Amongst the heroes of the Kuru race, in consequence of thy righteousness, thou shinest today in
great glory. They have all been cast into the shade, O king, by thee. Thou art our king, and thou art our senior. With my
approval freely granted, do thou adore the deities in the sacrifice suggested. Do thou, O Bharata, appoint us to whatever tasks
thou likest. Truly, do I pledge myself that I shall accomplish all, O sinless one, that thou mayst bid me accomplish. Bhimasena
and Arjuna and the two sons of Madravati will be sacrificing when thou, O king, sacrificest.'"[188]

SECTION LXXII

"Vaisampayana said, 'Thus addressed by Krishna, Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, endued with great intelligence, saluted
Vyasa and said these words: 'Do thou cause me to be initiated when the proper hour, as thou truly knowest, comes for that rite.
This my sacrifice is entirely dependent on thee.'

"Vyasa said, 'Myself, O son of Kunti, and Paila and Yajnavalkya, shall without doubt, achieve every rite at the proper time.
The rite of initiating thee will be performed on the day of full moon belonging to the month of Chaitra. Let all the necessaries
of the sacrifice, O foremost of men, be got ready. Let Sutas well-versed in the science of horses, and let Brahmanas also
possessed of the same lore, select, after examination, a worthy horse in order that thy sacrifice maybe completed. Loosening
the animal according to the injunctions of the scriptures, let him wander over the whole Earth with her belt of seas, displaying
thy blazing glory, O king!'

"Vaisampayana continued, 'Thus addressed (by the Rishi), Yudhishthira, the son of Pandu, that lord of Earth, answered,--'So be
it!'--and then, O monarch, he accomplished all that that utterer of Brahma had directed. All the articles necessary for the
sacrifice, O king, were duly procured. The royal son of Dharma, possessed of immeasurable soul, having procured all the
necessaries, informed the Island-born Krishna of it. Then Vyasa of great energy said unto the royal son of Dharma,--'As
regards ourselves, we are all prepared to initiate thee in view of the sacrifice. Let the Sphya and the Kurcha and all the other
articles that, O thou of Kuru's race, may be needed for thy sacrifice, be made of gold.[189] Let the horse also be loosened
today, for roaming on the Earth, agreeably to the ordinances of the scriptures. Let the animal, duly protected, wander over the
Earth.'

"Yudhishthira said, 'Let arrangements be made by thee, O regenerate one, about loosening this horse for enabling it to wander
over the Earth at its will. It behoveth thee, O ascetic, to say who will protect this steed while roaming over the Earth freely
according to its will.'

"Vaisampayana continued, 'Thus addressed (by king Yudhishthira), O monarch, the Island-born Krishna said,--'He who is born
after Bhimasena, who is the foremost of all bowmen, who is called Jishnu, who is endued with great patience and capable of
overcoming all resistance,--he will protect the horse. That destroyer of the Nivatakavachas is competent to conquer the whole
Earth. In him are all celestial weapons. His body is like that of a celestial in its powers of endurance. His bow and quivers are
celestial. Even he will follow this horse.--He is well versed in both Religion and wealth. He is a master of all the sciences. O
foremost of kings, he will agreeably to the scriptures, cause the steed to roam and graze at its will. This mighty-armed prince,
of dark complexion, is endued with eyes resembling the petals of the lotus. That hero, the father of Abhimanyu, will protect the
steed. Bhimasena also is endued with great energy. The son of Kunti is possessed of immeasurable might. He is competent to
protect the kingdom, aided by Nakula, O monarch. Possessed of great intelligence and fame, Sahadeva will, O thou of Kuru's
race, duly attend to all the relatives that have been invited to thy capital.' Thus addressed by the Rishi, that perpetuator of
Kuru's race, viz., Yudhishthira, accomplished every injunction duly and appointed Phalguna to attend to the horse.'

"Yudhishthira said, 'Come, O Arjuna, let the horse, O hero, be protected by thee. Thou alone art competent to protect it, and
none else. Those kings, O mighty-armed hero, who will come forward to encounter thee, try, O sinless one, to avoid battles
with them to the best of thy power. Thou shouldst also invite them all to this sacrifice of mine. Indeed, O mighty-armed one go
forth but try to establish friendly relations with them.'

"Vaisampayana continued, 'The righteous-souled king Yudhishthira, having said so unto his brother Savyasachin, commanded
Bhima and Nakula to protect the city. With the permission of king Dhritarashtra, Yudhishthira then set Sahadeva, that foremost
of warriors, to wait upon all the invited guests.'"

SECTION LXXIII

"Vaisampayana said, 'When the hour for initiation came, all those great Ritwijas duly initiated the king in view of the horse-
sacrifice. Having finished the rites of binding the sacrificial animals, the son of Pandu, viz., king Yudhishthira the just endued
with great energy, the initiation being over, shone with great splendour along with those Ritwijas. The horse that was brought
for the horse-sacrifice was let loose, agreeably to the injunctions of the scriptures, that utterer of Brahma, viz., Vyasa himself
of immeasurable energy. The king Yudhishthira the just, O monarch, after his initiation, adorned with a garland of gold around
his neck, shone in beauty like a blazing fire. Having a black deer skin for his upper garment, bearing a staff in hand, and
wearing a cloth of red silk, the son of Dharma, possessed of great splendour, shone like a second Prajapati seated on the
sacrificial altar. All his Ritwijas also, O king, were clad in similar robes. Arjuna also shone like a blazing fire. Dhananjaya,
unto whose car were yoked white steeds, then duly prepared, O king, to follow that horse of the complexion of a black deer, at
the command of Yudhishthira. Repeatedly drawing his bow, named Gandiva, O king, and casing his hand in a fence made of
iguana skin, Arjuna, O monarch, prepared to follow that horse, O ruler of men, with a cheerful heart. All Hastinapore, O king,
with very children, came out at that spot from desire of beholding Dhananjaya, that foremost of the Kurus on the eve of his
journey. So thick was the crowd of spectators that came to behold the horse and the prince who was to follow it, that in
consequence of the pressure of bodies, it seemed a fire was created. Loud was the noise that arose from that crowd of men who
assembled together for beholding Dhananjaya the son of Kunti, and it seemed to fill all the points of the compass and the entire
welkin. And they said,--'There goes the son of Kunti, and there that horse of blazing beauty. Indeed, the mighty-armed hero
follows the horse, having armed himself with his excellent bow.'--Even these were the words which Jishnu of noble

the capital, placing that treasure in their van. Repairing, agreeably to custom, to king Dhritarashtra first, they worshipped his

feet, announcing their respective names. Those foremost ones of Bharata's race, O chief of kings, then paid their respectful

salutations to Gandhari, the daughter of Suvala and to Kunti, They next worshipped (their uncle) Vidura and met Yuyutsu, the

son of Dhritarashtra by his Vaisya wife. Those heroes were then worshipped by others and they blazed forth in beauty, O king.

After this, O Bharata, those heroes heard the tidings of that highly wonderful and marvellous and glad-some birth of thy father.

Hearing of that feat of Vasudeva of great intelligence, they all worshipped Krishna, the delighter of Devaki, who was every

way worthy of worship. Then, after a few days, Vyasa, the son of Satyavati, endued with great energy, came to the city named

after the elephant. The perpetuators of Kuru's race worshipped the great Rishi according to the usual custom. Indeed, those

heroes, with those foremost princes of the Vrishni and the Andhaka races, paid the sage their adorations. After having

conversed on various subjects, Dharma's son Yudhishthira addressed Vyasa and said, 'This treasure, O holy one, which has

been brought through thy grace I wish to devote to that great sacrifice known by the name of the horse-sacrifice. O best of

ascetics, I desire to have thy permission. We are all, O Rishi, at thy disposal, and at that of the high-souled Krishna.'

"Vyasa said, 'I give thee permission, O king. Do what should be done after this. Do thou worship the deities duly by

performing the horse-sacrifice with profuse gifts. The horse-sacrifice, O king, is a cleanser of all sins. Without doubt, having

worshipped the deities by that sacrifice thou wilt surely be cleansed of all sins.'

"Vaisampayana continued, 'Thus addressed, the Kuru king Yudhisthira of righteous soul then set his heart, O monarch, on

making the necessary preparations for the horse-sacrifice. Having represented all this unto the Island-born Krishna, the king

endued with great eloquence approached Vasudeva and said,--'O foremost of all beings, the goddess Devaki has, through thee,

come to be regarded as the most fortunate of mothers! O thou of unfading glory, do thou accomplish that which I shall now tell

thee, O mighty-armed one. O delighter of the Kurus, the diverse enjoyments we enjoy have all been acquired through thy

puissance. The whole Earth has been subjugated by thee with the aid of thy prowess and intelligence. Do thou, therefore, cause

thyself to undergo the rites of initiation. Thou art our highest preceptor and master. If thou performest the sacrifice, O thou of

the Dasarha race, I shall be cleansed from every sin. Thou art Sacrifice. Thou art the Indestructible. Thou art this All. Thou art

Righteousness. Thou art Prajapati. Thou art the goal of all creatures. Even this is my certain conclusion.'

"Vasudeva said, 'O mighty-armed one, it becomes thee to say so, O chastiser of foes. Thou art the goal of all creatures. Even

this is my certain conclusion. Amongst the heroes of the Kuru race, in consequence of thy righteousness, thou shinest today in

great glory. They have all been cast into the shade, O king, by thee. Thou art our king, and thou art our senior. With my

approval freely granted, do thou adore the deities in the sacrifice suggested. Do thou, O Bharata, appoint us to whatever tasks

thou likest. Truly, do I pledge myself that I shall accomplish all, O sinless one, that thou mayst bid me accomplish. Bhimasena

and Arjuna and the two sons of Madravati will be sacrificing when thou, O king, sacrificest.'"[188]

SECTION LXXII

"Vaisampayana said, 'Thus addressed by Krishna, Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma, endued with great intelligence, saluted

Vyasa and said these words: 'Do thou cause me to be initiated when the proper hour, as thou truly knowest, comes for that rite.

This my sacrifice is entirely dependent on thee.'

"Vyasa said, 'Myself, O son of Kunti, and Paila and Yajnavalkya, shall without doubt, achieve every rite at the proper time.

The rite of initiating thee will be performed on the day of full moon belonging to the month of Chaitra. Let all the necessaries

of the sacrifice, O foremost of men, be got ready. Let Sutas well-versed in the science of horses, and let Brahmanas also

possessed of the same lore, select, after examination, a worthy horse in order that thy sacrifice maybe completed. Loosening

the animal according to the injunctions of the scriptures, let him wander over the whole Earth with her belt of seas, displaying

thy blazing glory, O king!'

"Vaisampayana continued, 'Thus addressed (by the Rishi), Yudhishthira, the son of Pandu, that lord of Earth, answered,--'So be

it!'--and then, O monarch, he accomplished all that that utterer of Brahma had directed. All the articles necessary for the

sacrifice, O king, were duly procured. The royal son of Dharma, possessed of immeasurable soul, having procured all the

necessaries, informed the Island-born Krishna of it. Then Vyasa of great energy said unto the royal son of Dharma,--'As

regards ourselves, we are all prepared to initiate thee in view of the sacrifice. Let the Sphya and the Kurcha and all the other

articles that, O thou of Kuru's race, may be needed for thy sacrifice, be made of gold.[189] Let the horse also be loosened

today, for roaming on the Earth, agreeably to the ordinances of the scriptures. Let the animal, duly protected, wander over the

Earth.'

"Yudhishthira said, 'Let arrangements be made by thee, O regenerate one, about loosening this horse for enabling it to wander

over the Earth at its will. It behoveth thee, O ascetic, to say who will protect this steed while roaming over the Earth freely

according to its will.'

"Vaisampayana continued, 'Thus addressed (by king Yudhishthira), O monarch, the Island-born Krishna said,--'He who is born

after Bhimasena, who is the foremost of all bowmen, who is called Jishnu, who is endued with great patience and capable of

overcoming all resistance,--he will protect the horse. That destroyer of the Nivatakavachas is competent to conquer the whole

Earth. In him are all celestial weapons. His body is like that of a celestial in its powers of endurance. His bow and quivers are

celestial. Even he will follow this horse.--He is well versed in both Religion and wealth. He is a master of all the sciences. O

foremost of kings, he will agreeably to the scriptures, cause the steed to roam and graze at its will. This mighty-armed prince,

of dark complexion, is endued with eyes resembling the petals of the lotus. That hero, the father of Abhimanyu, will protect the

steed. Bhimasena also is endued with great energy. The son of Kunti is possessed of immeasurable might. He is competent to

protect the kingdom, aided by Nakula, O monarch. Possessed of great intelligence and fame, Sahadeva will, O thou of Kuru's

race, duly attend to all the relatives that have been invited to thy capital.' Thus addressed by the Rishi, that perpetuator of

Kuru's race, viz., Yudhishthira, accomplished every injunction duly and appointed Phalguna to attend to the horse.'

"Yudhishthira said, 'Come, O Arjuna, let the horse, O hero, be protected by thee. Thou alone art competent to protect it, and

none else. Those kings, O mighty-armed hero, who will come forward to encounter thee, try, O sinless one, to avoid battles

with them to the best of thy power. Thou shouldst also invite them all to this sacrifice of mine. Indeed, O mighty-armed one go

forth but try to establish friendly relations with them.'

"Vaisampayana continued, 'The righteous-souled king Yudhishthira, having said so unto his brother Savyasachin, commanded

Bhima and Nakula to protect the city. With the permission of king Dhritarashtra, Yudhishthira then set Sahadeva, that foremost

of warriors, to wait upon all the invited guests.'"

SECTION LXXIII

"Vaisampayana said, 'When the hour for initiation came, all those great Ritwijas duly initiated the king in view of the horse-

sacrifice. Having finished the rites of binding the sacrificial animals, the son of Pandu, viz., king Yudhishthira the just endued

with great energy, the initiation being over, shone with great splendour along with those Ritwijas. The horse that was brought

for the horse-sacrifice was let loose, agreeably to the injunctions of the scriptures, that utterer of Brahma, viz., Vyasa himself

of immeasurable energy. The king Yudhishthira the just, O monarch, after his initiation, adorned with a garland of gold around

his neck, shone in beauty like a blazing fire. Having a black deer skin for his upper garment, bearing a staff in hand, and

wearing a cloth of red silk, the son of Dharma, possessed of great splendour, shone like a second Prajapati seated on the

sacrificial altar. All his Ritwijas also, O king, were clad in similar robes. Arjuna also shone like a blazing fire. Dhananjaya,

unto whose car were yoked white steeds, then duly prepared, O king, to follow that horse of the complexion of a black deer, at

the command of Yudhishthira. Repeatedly drawing his bow, named Gandiva, O king, and casing his hand in a fence made of

iguana skin, Arjuna, O monarch, prepared to follow that horse, O ruler of men, with a cheerful heart. All Hastinapore, O king,

with very children, came out at that spot from desire of beholding Dhananjaya, that foremost of the Kurus on the eve of his

journey. So thick was the crowd of spectators that came to behold the horse and the prince who was to follow it, that in

consequence of the pressure of bodies, it seemed a fire was created. Loud was the noise that arose from that crowd of men who

assembled together for beholding Dhananjaya the son of Kunti, and it seemed to fill all the points of the compass and the entire

welkin. And they said,--'There goes the son of Kunti, and there that horse of blazing beauty. Indeed, the mighty-armed hero

follows the horse, having armed himself with his excellent bow.'--Even these were the words which Jishnu of noble