said,--"thus addressed, firmly resolved upon slaying , replied unto to of the race, saying,--O tiger of the race, O , this wretch that yet stayeth stays before me with sufficient strength and bent upon fight, should not be forgiven by me. Hearing these words of (), that tiger among men, , desiring to encourage that hero to accomplish the death of without any delay, answered,--'O , exhibit today upon the strength thou you hast have luckily derived, the might thou you hast have obtained from (thy your father), the god Maruta.' Thus addressed by , , that slayer of foes, holding up in the air the powerful , began to whirl him on high. And, O bull of the Bharata race, having so whirled him in the air full hundred times, pressed his knee against 's backbone and broke his body in twain. And having killed him thus, the mighty uttered a terrible roar. And the roar of the Pandava mingling with that death knell of , while he was being broken on 's knee, caused a loud uproar that struck fear into the heart of every creature. And all the citizens of Magadha became dumb with terror and many women were even prematurely delivered. And hearing those roars, the people of Magadha thought that either the Himavat was tumbling down or the earth itself was being rent asunder. And those oppressors of all foes then, leaving the lifeless body of the king at the palace gate where he lay as one asleep, went out of the town. And , causing 's car furnished with an excellent flagstaff to be made ready and making the brothers ( and ) ride in it, went in and released his (imprisoned) relatives. And those kings rescued from terrible fate, rich in the possession of jewels, approaching made presents unto to him of jewels and gems. And having vanquished his foe, furnished with weapons and unwounded and accompanied by the kings (he had released), came out of Girivraja riding in that celestial car (of ). And he also who could wield the bow with both hands (), who was incapable of being vanquished by any of the monarchs on earth, who was exceedingly handsome in person and well-skilled in the destruction of the foe, accompanied by the possessor of great strength (), came out of that tort with driving the car whereon he rode. And that best of cars, incapable of being vanquished by any king, ridden in by those warriors and , and driven by , looked exceedingly handsome. Indeed, it was upon that car that and had fought of old in the battle (with the Asuras) in which Taraka (the wife of ) had become the immediate cause of much slaughter. And riding upon that car now came out of the hill-fort. Possessed of the splendour of heated gold, and decked with rows of jingling bells and furnished with wheels whose clatter was like the roar of clouds, and ever victorious in battle, and always slaughtering the foe against whom it was driven, it was that very car riding upon which had slain ninety-nine Asuras of old. And those bulls among men (the three cousins) having obtained that car became exceedingly glad. The people of Magadha, behold the long-armed along with the two brothers, seated in that car (of ) wondered much. O Bharata, that car, whereunto were yoked celestial horses and which possessed the speed of the wind, thus ridden upon by , looked exceedingly beautiful. And upon that best of cars was a flag-staff without being visibly attached thereto, and which was the product of celestial skill. And the handsome flag-staff, possessed of the splendour of the rainbow, could be seen from the distance of a yojana. And while, coming out, thought of . And , thought of by his master, came thither there in no time, like a tree of vast proportions standing in a village worshipped by all. of immense weight of body and living upon snakes sat upon that excellent car along with the numberless open-mouthed and frightfully-roaring creatures on its flag-staff. And thereupon then that best of cars became still more dazzling with its splendour and was as incapable of being looked at by created being as the midday sun surrounded by a thousand rays. And, O king, such was that best of flag-staffs of celestial make that it never struck against any tree nor could any weapon injure it at all even though visible to men's eyes. And , that tiger among men, riding with the two sons of upon that celestial car, the clatter of whose wheels was like the roar of the clouds, came out of Girivraja. The car upon which rode had been obtained by king Vasu from , and from Vasu by , and from the latter in due course by king . And he of long arms and eyes like lotus-petals and possessed of illustrious reputation, coming out of Girivraja, stopped (for some time) on a level plain outside the town. And, O king, all the citizens then, with the Brahmanas at their head, hastened thither there to adore him with due religious rites. And the kings who had been released from confinement worshipped the slayer of Madhu with reverence, and addressing him with eulogies said,--O thou you of long arms, thou you hast have to-day rescued us, sunk in the deep mire of sorrow in the hand of . Such an act of virtue by thee you, O son of Devaki, assisted by the might of and , is most extraordinary. O , languishing as we all were in the terrible hill-fort of , it was verily truly from sheer good fortune alone that thou you hast have rescued us, O son of the race, and achieved thereby a remarkable reputation. O tiger among men, we bow down to thee you. O, command us what we shall do. However difficult of accomplishment, thy your command being made known to us, O lord (), it will at once be accomplished by us. Thus addressed by the monarchs, the high-souled gave them every assurance and said,--' is desirous of performing the sacrifice of Rajasuya. That monarch, ever guided by virtue, is solicitous of acquiring the imperial dignity. Having known this from me assist ye you him in his endeavours. Then, O king, all those monarchs with joyous hearts accepted the words of , saying,--'So be it! And saying this, those lords of earth made presents of jewels unto to him of the race. And , moved by kindness towards them, took a portion of those presents,
"Then the son of , the high-souled Sahadeva, accompanied by his relatives and the principal officers of state, and with his priest in front came thither there. And the prince, bending himself low and making large presents of jewels and precious stones, worshipped , that god among men. Then that best of men, , giving every assurance unto to the prince afflicted with fear, accepted those presents of his of great value. And joyfully installed the prince there and then in the sovereignty of Magadha. And the strong-armed and illustrious son of , thus installed on the throne by those most exalted of men and having obtained the friendship of and treated with respect and kindness by the two sons of , re-entered the city of his father. And that bull amongst men, , accompanied by the sons of and graced with great good fortune, left the city of Magadha, laden with numerous jewels. Accompanied by the two sons of , () arrived at Indraprastha, and approaching joyfully addressing that monarch said,--'O best of kings, from good fortune, the mighty hath has been slain by , and the kings confined (at Girivraja) have been all set free. From good fortune also, these two, and , are well and arrived, O Bharata, it their own city unwounded. Then worshipped as he deserved and embraced and in joy. And the monarch who had no enemy, having obtained victory through the agency of his brothers in consequence of the death of , gave himself up to pleasure and merriment with all his brothers. And the oldest son of () together with his brothers approached the kings who had come to Indraprastha and entertaining and worshipping them, each according to his age, dismissed them all. Commanded by those kings with joyful hearts, set out for their respective countries without loss of time, riding upon excellent vehicles. Thus, O king, did that tiger among men. of great intelligence, caused his foe to be slain through the instrumentality of the Pandavas. And, O Bharata, that chastiser of all foes having thus caused to be slain, took leave of and , and and , and and and the twins and . After taking leave of also, he set out for his own city (of Dwarka), riding upon that best of cars of celestial make, possessed of the speed of the mind and given unto to him by , filling the ten points of the horizon with the deep rattle of its wheels. And, O bull of the Bharata race, just as was on the point of setting out, the Pandavas with at their head walked round that tiger among men who was never fatigued with exertion.'
"And after the illustrious , the son of Devaki, had departed (from Indraprastha) having acquired that great victory and having also dispelled the fears of the kings, that feat, O Bharata, swelled the fame of the Pandavas. And, O king, the Pandavas passed their days, continuing to gladden the heart of . And at that time, whatever was proper and consistent with virtue, pleasure, and profit, continued to be properly executed by king in the exercise of his duties of protecting his subjects."
(Digvijaya Parva)
said,--, having obtained that best of bows and that couple of inexhaustible quivers and that car and flag-staff, as also that assembly-house, addressing said,--Bow, weapons, great energy, allies, territory, fame, army-those, O king, difficult of acquisition however desirable, have all been obtained by me. I think, therefore, that what should now be done is for the swelling up of our treasury. I desire, O best of monarchs, to make the kings (of the earth) pay tributes to us. I desire to set out, in an auspicious moment of a holy day of the moon under a favourable constellation for the conquest of the direction that is presided over by the Lord of treasures (viz. the North)."
continued,--"King the just, hearing these words of , replied unto to him in a grave and collected tone, saying,--O bull of the Bharata race, set thou you out, having made holy Brahmanas utter benedictions on thee you, to plunge thy your enemies in sorrow and to fill thy your friend with joy. Victory, O son of , will surely be thine yours, and thou you wilt will surely obtain thy your desires fulfilled.
"Thus addressed, , surrounded by a large host, set out in that celestial car of wonderful achievements he had obtained from . And also, and those bull among men, the twins, dismissed with affection by the just set out, each at the head of a large army. And , the son of the chastiser of Paka then brought under subjugation that direction (the North) which was presided over by the Lord of treasures. And overcome by force the East and the South, and , O king, acquainted with all the weapons, conquered the West. Thus while his brothers were so employed, the exalted king Yudishthira the just stayed within Khandavaprastha in the enjoyment of great affluence in the midst of friends and relatives."
", hearing this, said,--'O thou you who hast have Kunto for thy your mother, as thou you art to me, so is also. I shall do all this. Tell me, what else I may do for thee you."