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"At the fourth Parana he acquires the fruits of the Vajapeya sacrifice.

"At the fifth, twice those fruits are his. Ascending a celestial car that resembles the rising sun or a blazing fire, and with the
deities for his companions, he goes to Heaven and sports in felicity for myriads of years in the abode of Indra.

"At the sixth Parana, twice, and at the seventh, thrice those fruits become his. Ascending a celestial car that resembles the
summit of the Kailasa mountains (in beauty), that is equipt with an altar made of stones of lapis lazuli and other precious gems,
that is surrounded by beautiful objects of diverse kinds, that is decked with gems and corals, that moves at the will of the rider,
and that teems with waiting Apsaras, he roves through all the regions of felicity, like a second deity of the Sun.

"At the eight Parana, he acquires the fruits of the Rajasuya sacrifice. He ascends a car as beautiful as the rising moon, and unto
which are yoked steeds white as the rays of the moon and endued with the speed of thought. He is served by women of the
foremost beauty and whose faces are more charming than the moon. He hears the music of the garlands that encircle their
waists and the Nupuras encircling their ankles. Sleeping with his head resting on the laps of women of transcendent beauty, he
awakes greatly refreshed.

"At the ninth Parana, he acquires, O Bharata, the fruits of that foremost of sacrifices, viz., the Horse-sacrifice. Ascending on a
car equipt with a chamber consisting of a top supported by columns of gold, furnished with a seat made of stones of lapis
lazuli, with windows on all sides made of pure gold, and teeming with waiting Apsaras and Gandharvas and other celestials, he
blazes forth in splendour. Wearing celestial garlands and robes, and decked with celestial unguents, he sports in bliss, with
deities for his companions, in Heaven, like a second deity himself.

"Reaching the tenth Parana and gratifying Brahmanas, he acquires a car which tinkles with innumerable bells, which is decked
with flags and banners, which is equipt with a seat made of precious gems, which has many arches made of lapis lazuli, which
has a net-work of gold all round, which has turrets made of corals, which is adorned with Gandharvas and Apsaras well-skilled
in singing, and which is fit for the residence of the Righteous. Crowned with a diadem of the complexion of fire, decked with
ornaments of gold, his person smeared with celestial sandalpaste, garnished with celestial wreaths, he roves through all
celestial regions, enjoying all celestial objects of enjoyment, and endued with great splendour, through the grace of the deities.

"Thus accoutred, he receives high honours in Heaven for many long years. With Gandharvas in his company, for full 21,000
years, he sports in bliss with Indra himself in abode of Indra. He roves at pleasure every day through the diverse regions of the
gods, riding on celestial cars and conveyances, and surrounded by celestial damsels of transcendent beauty. He is able to go to
the abode of the solar deity, of the lunar deity, and of Siva, O king. Indeed, he succeeds in living in the same region with
Vishnu himself. It is even so, O monarch. There is no doubt in this. A person listening with faith, becomes even so. My
preceptor has said this. Unto the reciter should be given all such objects as he may wish. Elephants and steeds and cars and
conveyances, especially animals and the vehicles they draw, a bracelet of gold, a pair of ear-rings, sacred threads, beautiful
robes, and perfumes in especial (should be given). By worshipping him as a deity one attains to the regions of Vishnu.

"After this I shall declare what should be given away, as each parva is reached of the Bharata in course of its recitation, unto
brahmanas, after ascertaining their birth, country, truthfulness, and greatness, O chief of Bharatas race, as also their inclination
for piety, and unto kshatriyas too, O king, after ascertainment of similar particulars. Causing the Brahmanas to utter
benedictions, the business of recitation should be begun. When a parva is finished, the brahmanas should be worshipped to the
best of ones power. At first, the reciter, clad in good robes and smeared with perfumed paste, should, O king, be duly fed with
honey and frumenty of the best kind.

"When the Astika-parva is being recited, brahmanas should be entertained with fruits and roots, and frumenty, and honey and
clarified butter, and rice boiled with raw sugar.

"When the Sabha-parva is being recited, brahmanas should be fed with habisya along with apupas and pupas and modakas, O
king.

"When the Aranyaka-parva is being recited, superior brahmanas should be fed with fruits and roots.

"When the Arani-parva is reached, water-pots full of water should be given away. Many superior kinds of delicious food, also
rice and fruits and roots, and food possessed of every agreeable attribute, should be presented unto the brahmanas.

"During the recitation of the Virata-parva diverse kinds of robes should be given away; and during that of the Udyoga-parva, O
chief of the Bharatas, the twice-born ones, after being decked with perfumes and garlands, should be entertained with food
possessed of every agreeable quality.

"During the recitation of the Bhishma-parva, O king of kings, after giving them excellent cars and conveyances, food should be
given that is pure and well-cooked and possessed of every desirable attribute.

"During the Drona-parva food of very superior kind should be given to learned brahmanas, as also beds, O monarch, and bows
and good swords.

"During the recitation of the Karna-parva, food of the foremost kind, besides being pure and well-cooked, should be presented
unto the brahmanas by the house-holder with rapt mind.

"During the recitation of the Shalya-parva, O king of kings, food with confectionery and rice boiled with raw sugar, as also
cakes of wheat and soothing and nutritive viands and drinks should be presented.

"During the recitation of the Gada-parva, brahmanas should be entertained with food mixed with mudga.

"During the recitation of the Stri-parva, foremost of brahmanas should be entertained with gems and precious stones; and
during the recitation of the Aishika-parva, rice boiled in ghee should first be given, and then food pure and well-cooked, and
possessed of every desirable quality, should be presented.

"During the recitation of the Shanti-parva, the brahmanas should be fed with havisya.

"When the Asvamedhika-parva is reached, food possessed of every agreeable quality should be given; and when the
Asramvasika is reached, brahmanas should be entertained with havisya.

"When the Mausala is reached, scents and garlands possessed of agreeable qualities should be given away.

"During the Mahaprasthanika, similar presents should be made, possessed of every quality of an agreeable kind.

"When the Svarga-parva is reached, the brahmanas should be fed with havisya.

"Upon the conclusion of the Harivansa, a 1,000 brahmanas should be fed. Unto each of them should be presented a cow
accompanied with a piece of gold. Half of this should be presented to each poor man, O king.

"Upon the conclusion of all the Parvas, the house-holder of wisdom should give unto the reciter a copy of the Mahabharata
with a piece of gold. When the Harivansa Parva is being recited, Brahmanas should be fed with frumenty at each successive
Parana, O king. Having finished all the Parvas, one versed in the scriptures, robing himself in white, wearing garlands, decked
with ornaments, and properly purified, should place a copy of the Mahabharata on an auspicious spot and cover it with a piece
of silken cloth and worship it, according to due rites, with scents and garlands, offering each at a time. Indeed, O king, the
several volumes of this treatise should be worshipped by one with devotion and concentrated mind. Offerings should be made
unto them of diverse kinds of food and garlands and drinks and diverse auspicious articles of enjoyment. Gold and other

"At the fourth Parana he acquires the fruits of the Vajapeya sacrifice.

"At the fifth, twice those fruits are his. Ascending a celestial car that resembles the rising sun or a blazing fire, and with the

deities for his companions, he goes to Heaven and sports in felicity for myriads of years in the abode of Indra.

"At the sixth Parana, twice, and at the seventh, thrice those fruits become his. Ascending a celestial car that resembles the

summit of the Kailasa mountains (in beauty), that is equipt with an altar made of stones of lapis lazuli and other precious gems,

that is surrounded by beautiful objects of diverse kinds, that is decked with gems and corals, that moves at the will of the rider,

and that teems with waiting Apsaras, he roves through all the regions of felicity, like a second deity of the Sun.

"At the eight Parana, he acquires the fruits of the Rajasuya sacrifice. He ascends a car as beautiful as the rising moon, and unto

which are yoked steeds white as the rays of the moon and endued with the speed of thought. He is served by women of the

foremost beauty and whose faces are more charming than the moon. He hears the music of the garlands that encircle their

waists and the Nupuras encircling their ankles. Sleeping with his head resting on the laps of women of transcendent beauty, he

awakes greatly refreshed.

"At the ninth Parana, he acquires, O Bharata, the fruits of that foremost of sacrifices, viz., the Horse-sacrifice. Ascending on a

car equipt with a chamber consisting of a top supported by columns of gold, furnished with a seat made of stones of lapis

lazuli, with windows on all sides made of pure gold, and teeming with waiting Apsaras and Gandharvas and other celestials, he

blazes forth in splendour. Wearing celestial garlands and robes, and decked with celestial unguents, he sports in bliss, with

deities for his companions, in Heaven, like a second deity himself.

"Reaching the tenth Parana and gratifying Brahmanas, he acquires a car which tinkles with innumerable bells, which is decked

with flags and banners, which is equipt with a seat made of precious gems, which has many arches made of lapis lazuli, which

has a net-work of gold all round, which has turrets made of corals, which is adorned with Gandharvas and Apsaras well-skilled

in singing, and which is fit for the residence of the Righteous. Crowned with a diadem of the complexion of fire, decked with

ornaments of gold, his person smeared with celestial sandalpaste, garnished with celestial wreaths, he roves through all

celestial regions, enjoying all celestial objects of enjoyment, and endued with great splendour, through the grace of the deities.

"Thus accoutred, he receives high honours in Heaven for many long years. With Gandharvas in his company, for full 21,000

years, he sports in bliss with Indra himself in abode of Indra. He roves at pleasure every day through the diverse regions of the

gods, riding on celestial cars and conveyances, and surrounded by celestial damsels of transcendent beauty. He is able to go to

the abode of the solar deity, of the lunar deity, and of Siva, O king. Indeed, he succeeds in living in the same region with

Vishnu himself. It is even so, O monarch. There is no doubt in this. A person listening with faith, becomes even so. My

preceptor has said this. Unto the reciter should be given all such objects as he may wish. Elephants and steeds and cars and

conveyances, especially animals and the vehicles they draw, a bracelet of gold, a pair of ear-rings, sacred threads, beautiful

robes, and perfumes in especial (should be given). By worshipping him as a deity one attains to the regions of Vishnu.

"After this I shall declare what should be given away, as each parva is reached of the Bharata in course of its recitation, unto

brahmanas, after ascertaining their birth, country, truthfulness, and greatness, O chief of Bharatas race, as also their inclination

for piety, and unto kshatriyas too, O king, after ascertainment of similar particulars. Causing the Brahmanas to utter

benedictions, the business of recitation should be begun. When a parva is finished, the brahmanas should be worshipped to the

best of ones power. At first, the reciter, clad in good robes and smeared with perfumed paste, should, O king, be duly fed with

honey and frumenty of the best kind.

"When the Astika-parva is being recited, brahmanas should be entertained with fruits and roots, and frumenty, and honey and

clarified butter, and rice boiled with raw sugar.

"When the Sabha-parva is being recited, brahmanas should be fed with habisya along with apupas and pupas and modakas, O

king.

"When the Aranyaka-parva is being recited, superior brahmanas should be fed with fruits and roots.

"When the Arani-parva is reached, water-pots full of water should be given away. Many superior kinds of delicious food, also

rice and fruits and roots, and food possessed of every agreeable attribute, should be presented unto the brahmanas.

"During the recitation of the Virata-parva diverse kinds of robes should be given away; and during that of the Udyoga-parva, O

chief of the Bharatas, the twice-born ones, after being decked with perfumes and garlands, should be entertained with food

possessed of every agreeable quality.

"During the recitation of the Bhishma-parva, O king of kings, after giving them excellent cars and conveyances, food should be

given that is pure and well-cooked and possessed of every desirable attribute.

"During the Drona-parva food of very superior kind should be given to learned brahmanas, as also beds, O monarch, and bows

and good swords.

"During the recitation of the Karna-parva, food of the foremost kind, besides being pure and well-cooked, should be presented

unto the brahmanas by the house-holder with rapt mind.

"During the recitation of the Shalya-parva, O king of kings, food with confectionery and rice boiled with raw sugar, as also

cakes of wheat and soothing and nutritive viands and drinks should be presented.

"During the recitation of the Gada-parva, brahmanas should be entertained with food mixed with mudga.

"During the recitation of the Stri-parva, foremost of brahmanas should be entertained with gems and precious stones; and

during the recitation of the Aishika-parva, rice boiled in ghee should first be given, and then food pure and well-cooked, and

possessed of every desirable quality, should be presented.

"During the recitation of the Shanti-parva, the brahmanas should be fed with havisya.

"When the Asvamedhika-parva is reached, food possessed of every agreeable quality should be given; and when the

Asramvasika is reached, brahmanas should be entertained with havisya.

"When the Mausala is reached, scents and garlands possessed of agreeable qualities should be given away.

"During the Mahaprasthanika, similar presents should be made, possessed of every quality of an agreeable kind.

"When the Svarga-parva is reached, the brahmanas should be fed with havisya.

"Upon the conclusion of the Harivansa, a 1,000 brahmanas should be fed. Unto each of them should be presented a cow

accompanied with a piece of gold. Half of this should be presented to each poor man, O king.

"Upon the conclusion of all the Parvas, the house-holder of wisdom should give unto the reciter a copy of the Mahabharata

with a piece of gold. When the Harivansa Parva is being recited, Brahmanas should be fed with frumenty at each successive

Parana, O king. Having finished all the Parvas, one versed in the scriptures, robing himself in white, wearing garlands, decked

with ornaments, and properly purified, should place a copy of the Mahabharata on an auspicious spot and cover it with a piece

of silken cloth and worship it, according to due rites, with scents and garlands, offering each at a time. Indeed, O king, the

several volumes of this treatise should be worshipped by one with devotion and concentrated mind. Offerings should be made

unto them of diverse kinds of food and garlands and drinks and diverse auspicious articles of enjoyment. Gold and other