SECTION XXXIII
(Rajasuyika Parva Continued)
Vaisampayana said,--"the ever-victorious
Nakula, the son of Pandu, having reached Hastinapura, formally invited Bhishma
and Dhritarashtra. The elder of the Kuru race with the preceptor at their head,
invited with due ceremonies, came with joyous hearts to that sacrifice, with
Brahmanas walking before them. And, O hull of the Bharata race, having heard of
king Yudhishthira's sacrifice, hundreds of other Kshatriyas acquainted with the
nature of the sacrifice, with joyous hearts came there from various countries,
desiring to behold king Yudhishthira the son of Pandu and his sacrificial
mansion, and brought with them many costly jewels of various kinds. And
Dhritarashtra and Bhishma and Vidura of high intelligence; and all Kaurava
brothers with Duryyodhana at their head; and Suvala the king of Gandhara and
Sakuni endued with great strength; and Achala, and Vrishaka, and Karna that
foremost of all charioteers; and Salya endued with great might and the strong
Valhika; and Somadatta, and Bhuri of the Kuru race, and Bhurisravas and Sala;
and Aswatthama, Kripa, Drona, and Jayadratha, the ruler of Sindhu; and
Yajnasena with his sons, and Salya that lord of earth and that great car
warrior king Bhagadatta of Pragjyotisha accompanied by all Mlechcha tribes
inhabiting the marshy regions on the sea-shore; and many mountain kings, and
king Vrihadvala; and Vasudeva the king of the Paundrayas, and the kings of
Vanga and Kalinga; and Akastha and Kuntala and the kings of the Malavas and the
Andhrakas; and the Dravidas and the Singhalas and the king of Kashmira, and
king Kuntibhoja of great energy and king Gauravahana, and all the other heroic
kings of Valhika; and Virata with his two sons, and Mavella endued with great
might; and various kings and princes ruling in various countries; and, O
Bharata king Sisupala endued with great energy and invincible in battle
accompanied by his son--all of them came to the sacrifice of the son of Pandu.
And Rama and Aniruddha and Kanaka and Sarana; and Gada, Pradyumna, Shamva, and
Charudeshna of great energy; and Ulmuka and Nishatha and the brave Angavaha;
and innumerable other Vrishnis--all mighty car-warriors--came there.
"These and many other kings from the middle
country came, O monarch, to that great Rajasuya sacrifice of the son of Pandu.
And, O king, at the command of king Yudhishthira the just, mansions were
assigned to all those monarchs, that were full of various kinds of edibles and
adorned with tanks and tall trees. And the son of Dharma worshipped all those
illustrious monarchs as they deserved. Worshipped by the king they retired to
mansions that were assigned to them. Those mansions were (white and high) like
the cliffs of Kailasa, and delightful to behold, and furnished with every kind
of furniture. They were enclosed on all sides with well-built and high
white-washed walls; their windows were covered with net-works of gold and their
interiors were furnished with rows of pearls, their flights of stairs were easy
of ascent and the floors were all laid over with costly carpets. They were all
hung over with garlands of flowers and perfumed with excellent aloes. White as
snow or the moon, they looked extremely handsome even from the distance of a
yojana. Their doors and entrances were set uniformly and were wide enough to
admit a crowd of persons. Adorned with various costly articles and built with
various metals, they looked like peaks of the Himavat. Having rested a while in
those mansions the monarchs beheld king Yudhishthira the just surrounded by
numerous Sadasyas (sacrificial priests) and ever performing sacrifices
distinguished by large gifts to Brahmanas. That sacrificial mansion wherein
were present the kings and Brahmanas and great Rishis looked, O king, as
handsome as heaven itself crowded with the gods!"
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