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- Book tree Rajasue the imperial sacrifice. A curious incident followed the bridal of Dropadi. The five sons of Pandu returned with her to the porter's house, where they were living on alms according to the custom of Brahman's and the brothers reported to their mother that they had received a great gift on that day and joye the gift in common, replied their mother, not knowing what it was, and as the mother's meant that it cannot be disregarded, Dropad became the common wife of the five brothers. The real significance of this strangelism is unknown. The custom of brothers marrying a common wife prevails to this day in Tibet and among the hill drives of the Himalayas, but it never prevailed among the Aryan Hindus of India. It is distinctly prohibited in their laws and institutes, and finds no sanction in their literature, ancient or modern. The lizend in the Mahavadad of brothers marrying a wife in common stands alone and without a parallel in Hindu traditions and literature. Judging from the main incidence of the epic Dropadi might rather be regarded as the wife of the eldest brother dudishter Vim had already made it himself to a female in a forest, by whom he had a son, Kathodkuch, who distinguished himself in war. Later on, Urjin too married the sister of Krishna shortly after Dropadi's bridal, and had by her a son, a Vimenu, who was one of the heroes of the war. On the other hand, Yidishtytuk to himself no wife save Dropady, as he was crowned to Judistr in the Rajesuya or imperial sacrifice. Notwithstanding the leason. Therefore, Dropadi might be regarded as wedded to Jutistir to won by the scale of Urjin, and this assumption would be in case be within the customs and laws ancient and modern. The jealous Didudan heard that his contrivance to kill his cousins at Valnabad had failed. He also heard that they had found a powerful friend in Drabad and had formed an alliance with him. It was no longer possible to keep them from their rightful inheritance. The Kuru kingdom was accordingly powerseled Dourudan retained the eastern and richer portion with its ancient capital Hastinapur and the Ganges, and the sons Sapandu were given the western portion of the Germana, which was Dan, a forest and a wilderness. The Sun sa Pando cleared the forest and built a new capital in Repressed, the supposed ruins of which near modern Delhi are still pointed out to the curious traveler Yodstir. The eldest of the five sons, sa Pandu, now king of Interpressed, resolved to perform the Rajasuya sacrifice, which was a formal assumption of the emperior title over all the kings of ancient India. His brothers went out with troops in all directions to proclaim his supremacy over all surrounding kings. Jeasand the powerful and semi civilized king of Magad or South Beehar opposed and was killed, But other monarchs recognized the supremacy of Judastir and came to the sacrifice which tributes King Turdraashtra and his sons, now reigning at Hastinapur, were politely invited to take a share in the performance of the sacrifice. The potion translated in this book forms sections thirty three to thirty six and section forty four of book two of the original one. The assemblage of kings ancient halls of proud Hastina mirrored bright on Gangha's wave. Deder came, the son of Pandu. Young Nakol, true and brave, came to to ask Astina's monarch, chief of Kuru's royal race, to party it is tous banquet and his sacrifice to grace. Tritrashtra came in gladness unto Interpresta's town, marked its noble tower and turret on the edge. Er Yeoumna Fraun with him came preceptor of Kripa. The ancient Vishima came. Elders of the race of Kuru. Chiefs and Brahmans known to fame. Monarchs came from distant regions to partyue the holy riot. Warlike chiefs from court and castle in the arms a cortrad bride Shatriyas came with ample tribute for the holy sacrifice, pressous gems and costly jewels, golden gifts of untold prize. Proud Duludan and his brothers came in fair and friendly guise with the ancient Kuru monarch and Bidur, good and wise with his son came Brave Subal from Gandhurst's and land carbon Celia. Pierlis Kern came with Bowen's pear and Brand came the prist and proud preceptor. Drona, skilled in arms and lore. Jadrath, famed for valor, came from Sindhu's sounding shore. Drupeth came with gallant princes from Panchaal's land of fame. Salvolord of alter nations to the mighty gathering came Wagadata came in chariot from the land of nation's brave brag Jodis, where the red sun wakes on Brahmaputra's wave. With him came untutored blesses who beside the ocean dwell Uncle chiefs of dusky nations from the lands where mountains swell came brad Matsiu's monarch and his wallecked sons, and bold Sisupal, king of Jedi, who his son bedecked in gold, came the Warlech chiefs of Brishni from the shores of western Sea, and the lords of medadish Eva warlike ev free two feaced and sacrifice. Yamuna's dark and limpid waters lay to his tiers palace walls, and to hail him their mirage monarchs tronked his royal halls. He to honoured kings and chieftains, which a royal grace assigned palaces with sparkling waters and with trees ambraceous line honor us. The mighty monarchs lived in mansions milky white like the pigs of famed Kailash, lifting proud, dear, snowy, high, graceful walls that swept the meadows, circled round the royal halls. Nets of gold blazed the cagements, James betaked the shining walls. Flights of steps led up the chambers. Many tinted carpet grazed and festooning. Fragrant garlands were harmonious interlaced far below, from spacious gateways rose the people's gathering cry, and from far the swan white mansions caught the ravished Gagir's eye, richly graced with precious medals, shown the turrets bright and gay like the richard shining turrets of the lofty himlay, and the scene bedaked by rishies and by priests and kings of mith shone like azure sky in splendor, graised by deathless sons of light speak idishtir Ntu Vishma, elder of the Kuru rays, andto drown A proud preceptor reads in lore and warlike grace spake to wise preceptor, creeper vast in sacred rites of old, to do Judan and his brothers, honored guests and kinsmen, Bold friends and kinsmen, grant your favor and your sweet affection. Land, May your kindness ever helpful, poorly disters right attent as your own command, My treasure, costly gifts and wealth untold to the poor and to the wordy, scattered free by James and gold. Speaking. Thus he made his Dickshah and to holy walk inclined to his friends and to his kinsmen, all their various tasks assigned proud Dusassan in his bounty, spread the rich and some SOA's feast. Dronah's son with due devotion, greeted Saint and holy Priest Sanjay with a regal honor. Welcomed King and Chief of Might, Vishma and the pious Dronah watched the sacrifice hell Ride creeper guarded wealth and treasure, gold and gems of untold prize and at presents unto Brahman's sanctified the sacrifice Tretherashtra, old and sightless through the scene of gladness trade with a careful hand. The do roaldomity caused a frayed proud Duyudhan took the tribute, which the chiefs and monarch's paid pious Krishna unto Brahman's honor and Obegian's maid. It was a gathering fair and wondrous on Fairyemunah's sacred shore tributes in a thousand nishkas, Every willing monarch bore costly gifts, proclaimed the homage of each prince of warlike might, chieftains white with rival chieftains to assist the holy rite. Brighti models robed in sunlight sailed across the liquid sky and her glaming cloud. Bone chariots rested on the turret's high hero monarchs, holy Brahmins filled the halls, bedecked in gold, white rook prists adept in mantra mingled with the chieftain's bold and amidst the scene of spandor pious heart at pure and good like the seinless gun varun gentle souled Yudistr stood six bright fires. Udistrir lighted offerings made to gods above, gifts unto the poor and lowly spake the monarch's boundless love. Hungry men were fed and fisted with an ample feast of rice, costly gifts to holy Brahmans grazed a noble sacrifice either ajaya home or offerings pleased the shining ones on high. Brahmans pleased its costly presence with their blessings filled the sky tree. Glimpses of the truth dawned the day of Afishaikh proud anointment, sacred bad crowned kings and larned Brahmans crowded on Yudistr's pants, and as gods on heavenly Rishi's trong in Brahmha's mansions bride, holy priests and noble morenchs cress the inner sacred side, measureless dear favor and virtue, great dear panness and their power, And in converse, deep and larned Brahmins pasted their radiant hour and on subjects great and sacred, of divided in their taught, various ages, in their wisdom, various diverse maxims start. Weaker regions seemed the stronger. Faultless regions often failed. Keen disputants, like the Falcon, fell on views their rifles held. Some were versed in laws of duty. Some the holy vows professed somewhat classe and varied comment. Still, his larned rival pressed bright the concourse of the Brahmans unto sacred learning given like the conquours of the bright stars in the glorious vault of heaven. None of impure cast and conduct trespassed on the holy side, None of impure life and manners stay in the yetist's sacred right. Devari, she saintly nodded, marked the sacrificial rithe sanctifying by its lusture good it Istri's royal mind, and the ray of heavenly wisdom lit Darrici's inner eye as he saw the gathered monarchs in the conquerors, proud and high. He had heard from lif Celestel in the heavenly Mansion's bride. All these kings were God incarnate portions of celestial life, and he saw in them embodied beings of the upper sky. And in Lodazaide Krishna saw the highest of the high, saw the ancient Nion, Great Creation's primal Cause, who had sent the gods as monarchs to offold his righteous laws, battle for the cause of virtue, perish in the deathly war, than to seek their upper mansions in the radiant dreams. Afar Narayan, World's preserver, sent immortal gods on art, He himself, in the race of Yadu, had assumed his mortal bird, like the moon among the planets born in Brishny's noble clan, He whom bright gods ran their worship, Narayan, son of Man, primal Cause, and self created. When is done, His path was high, narrowleaze immortals to their dwelling in the sky. Such bright glimpses of the secret flashed upon his inner side. As in lofty contemplation, Narath gazed upon the right for the Arga outspeak Fisma to yidishtr monarch of this wide domain, honor due to crowd monarchs, our sacred law, a day Igur to the vise, preceptor to the kinsman and to priest, to the friend, and to the scholar, to the king as lord of feast, And too these is due the Argea. So our holy reeds have said. Therefore, to these kings assembled, be the highest honor paid. Noble are these crowned monarchs radiant like the noonday sun, to the noblest first in virtue, be the foremost honor done. Who is noblest, go tu dishtr in this galaxy of fame, Who of jieves and crowned monarchs thought our foremost honor claim? Pondering spake the ancient fishman in his accents, deep and clear, greatest midst, the great is Krishna, chief of man without appear, meets these monarchs, pure in lustre, purest hearted than most high. Like the radiant son is Krishna meets the planet sobbed the sky. Sunless climes are warmed towardure by the Sun's returning ray. Willless wests surwaked to gladness when reviving breeges play. Even so, these Rajas were this die sacrifice, hell ride owes its sanctity and splendor. Unto Krishna's holy mind, face must spake, and Sadib served his mandate quick as heart and the arghare duly flavored unto peerless Krishna brought Krishna trained in rules of virtue. Then the often argia took darkened Sizopal's forehead and his framing tramor shook testudent to Wishma taunced the chief his flaming eyes to the great and honored Krishna. Sisupal's wrathful cries five Sisupal's pride not to brisk this uncrowned hero, should his reverence be paid meetst his mighty crowned monarchs in their kingly pomp parade, I will be seems the good it ish der Royal Pandu's Riteya son homage to an uncrowned chieftain to the lowly honor done. Pandu's sons are yet untutored, and which knowology yet unblessed, knowing which my blessed tuisdom had the rules of gods transgrasced, learned in the laws of duty. He had seemed from partial love, conscious rich of rules of honor, dot of a deeper hatred move in this strong of crowned monarchs, ruling king's varietyous fame. Can this uncrowned Rishni chieftain foremost drank and honor. Claim thought he as a sage and elder, claim the homage to him done she or his father. But sudeb had his claims before his son. Dot He, as it is to skinsman count as former than the best royal rupert by a lence, surely might declaim contest doth He, as a vice preceptor, claim the highest foremost place. When the great preceptor Drona dot his royal mansioned grace unto Krishna, as Rishi should be foremost rank given Saint Libyasa claims the honor weddigbad inspired by heaven unto Krishna, should be render honor for his warlike fame. Thou O Vishma, that subduer surely might precedence claim unto Krishna for his knowledge. Should the noble prize we yield, Drona's son, unmatched in learning, surely might contest the field. Great Duryatan midst. The princess stands alone without a peer, creeper priest of royal cruse, holiest of all priests here archer current braver archer nundaires of mortal birth Kuron lant his arms from Rama, he who sleeved the king Sabad. Wherefore then to unknown Krishna render we this homage free saintly priest, nor vist preceptor. King no Formo's chief is he six Sizuphal's fall. Tiger hearted, Sizupal speak in anger, stam and high calm unto him. Chrishna answered, but light was in his eye. Least o chiefs and righteous monarchs from a daughter of our race, evil distance, Sizupal doth his noble lineus trays spite of wrong and frequent outrage, spite of insult, often flung. Never in his heart had Krishna soft to do his Kinsmandra. Once I went to eastern regions, Sisupal, like a foe, burned my father aim Sipo Dwarka laid damat and temple low. Once on Voja's trusting monarch, faithless Sisobal fell, slew his men and threw him captive in his castle's dungeon ceil. Once for hol A samed Wasudev sent his teeth. Sizopal stole the judger sought to stop dariighteous deed. Once on saintly Bavru's consort pious, hearted, pure and just, Sizubol fell in madness, forced the lady to his last. Once Bissal's beauteous princess went to seek her husband's side. In her husband's garb, disguised, Sisophal clapped the bride. This and more had Krishna's offered for his mother is our king. But the sickening tailor pellet and he added, seemed to see one more tale of Sina mansion. By his imperious passion fired to my saint wife Rukmini. Sisuppal had aspired as the low bone seeks the bader, soiling it with impure breath. Sisupal sought my concert, and his righteous doom is dead. Christna spake, the rising red blood speaks each angry hero's shame, shame for Chad's in p's actions, grief for Sisupal's fame, loudly laughed proud Sisupal spake with a bitter taunt. Tanjier answered Christia's lofty manners with disdain and cruel sneer where fallen this vast assembly, Thus proclaim thy tale of shame. If thy wedded wife and consort did inspire my full flame dot a man of sense and honor, blessed her to wisdom Ma and with pride does proclaim his wedded concert was Anaer's loving bride. Do divorced or if by anger or by weak forbearance led Sizopal seeks no mercy, Not doth Krishna's anger. Dad lowered Krishna's eye and forehead, and unto his hands there came fatal disk, the dread of sinners, disk that never missed its aim. Monarchs in this hall assembled. Krishna, in his anger, cried of that had jadeus in Pierce Monarch Krishna's noble raised the fire fond to his pious murder. Plighted ward and trot was given Sizophoal's hundred follies would by Krishna before given. I have kept a plighted promise, But his crimes exceed the tale. And beneath this mangeful weapon, Sizopal now shall quail. Then the bright and whiling discuss as dis mandate, Krishna said pellom in pier Sizopal from his body, smote his head felt the mighty armed monarch like a thunder or even rock severed from apparent mountain by the ball's restless shook, and his soul be cleansed. Their passions came forth from its mortal shroud like a radiant sun, in splendor, from a dark and mantling cloud under Krishna, gold and gracious, like a lyriid spark of flame, Chestened of its scene and anger, Sisipal's spirit came reindiscence, incopious torrents, quick delly relightnings fly, and a wide out feels a chamber restless hunters shake the sky. Various feelings avaid the monarchs as they stand in harsh dumaze mutely in those speechless moments on the lifeless warrior cage. Some there or who seek their weapons and their nervous fingers shake, and their lips they bite in anger, and their frames in tram or quake. Others in their inmost bosom welcome Christna's writings. Deed look on that of Sisuphal as a singer's proper mead Rashiz blaced the deed of Krishna as they went their various ways. Brahman's pure and pious hearted Chanderteus Christna's praise said, it is tear gentle hearted, Thus unto his brother's said funeral rites and regal honors be performed unto the dead tediously. His faithful brothers then performed each pious rite honors due to Jady's monarch, to his rank and peerless mind. Sisopol's son deceded in his mighty father's place, and which holy Avishaikh hailed him King of Jady's race. Seven, it is tear Emperor thus removed the helpless hindrance. Now the holy sacrifice was performed as joyant splendor and its gifts of gold and rise. God like Krishna watched benignly with his bow and discanmas and it has still close the fisting with his kindliness and grace. Brahman sprinkled holy water on the empire's riteous lord. All the monarchs made of aisance, speaking sweet and graceful word. Born of race of Azimada, thou hast spread thy father's fame, rising by the native virtue, thou hast won a mightier name and is right unto the station doth a holier grace in steel and thy royal grests and kindness. All our hope and wishful feel grant us, King of mighty Monarchs. Now unto our rooms, we go Emperor over early rulers, blessings and thy grace, bestow good. It is did to the monarchs, parting grace and honor's paid and unto his duteous brothers, doesn't loving kindness say to our feast. These noble monarchs came from well love de bear far as confines of their kingdoms with them, let our friends repair and his brothers and his kinsmen duediously his hesto weey with each parting guests and monarch journey on the homeward way. Origin when sweet high soult Rupert, famed for lofty warlike grace, twisted the mote Biddad monarch of the much series Veim on the ancient Vishma and then Corus king Dot weigh Sir he waits and rone great in arms and virtue great with gandharvas. Warlike monarch Brave Nichole holds his way other chiefs with other monarchs where their distant kingdoms lay. Lust of all it is TIR's kinsmen, riteous Christiana fain would part, and unto the Goodestir opens does his joyful heart done this glorious Rajasu joy and proud of Kuru's race, grant of friend to see God Dwarka Krishna. Now his steps must trace be thy grace and be thy valor. Said it is to does replies, be thy presence. Noble Krishna I performed this high emprize by thy all subduing glory. Monarchs bore it is tor sway, came with gifts and costly presence, came their tributes rich to pay must our part My uttered accents may not be the friend to go in di absence, vain or empire, and this life were full of war. Yet thaar prattest, sinless Krishna dearest, the best beloved friend. Unto Dwarka's seast mansions Christna, must his footsteps spend then unto Yidistri's mother, pious at Christna highs and in excellence love inspiring Thus to ancient Preeta cries regal fame and righteous glory crown Thy sons reverd dame joyde in their peerless prowers, in their holy, spotless fame, made thy son's success and triumph. Cheery widowed mother's heart grand believe or noble lady fought to Dwarka I depart from it is tear, squint dropody, pudge the chief with many a tear, and from our June swift Suvadra Christmas sister. Ever dear then, who tries some due ablutions to the Gods. Our offerings made Christs repeat their benedictions for the righteous Christmas aid and his faithful cheriot driver brings his falcon bannered car like the clouds, in massive splendor and resistless in the war pious mounts. The chariot fondly greets his friends once more leaves blue Gemunah's sacred waters for his tworkers. Dear loved sore stealing his cheer, and his brothers sad and sore and grieved at heart, followed Christna's moving chariot, for they could not see him. Proud Christna stopped once more his chariot and his parting blazing scafe. Thus the Chief with eyes of Lotus spake in accents, calm and brave, king of man, with sleepless watching Ever God Thy Kingdom flare like a father, tend their subjects with her father's love and care. Be unto them, like the rain drop nourishing the tusty ground, be unto them tree of shelter, shading them from heat around like the blue sky. Ever banding be unto them. Everkind, free from pride and free from passion ruled Amt. A virtuous mind spake and left. The saintly Krishna Piore and pious hearted chief sat in his cheer, wandered homeward, and his heart was filled with grief and of vogue three