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THE MAHABHARATA
 
'समक्षं वासुदेवस्य कुरूणां च समक्षतः ।

अभिषेकस्त्वया प्राप्तो दुष्प्रापो ह्यकृतात्मभिः ॥
 
'

"
(Yudhisthira !) in the presence of Krishna

and the Kurus, you have had the coronation

that can hardly be obtained by those who

have not conquered themselves.
 
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गच्छ त्वं खाण्डवप्रस्थं पुरं राष्ट्रं च वर्धय ॥

"
Go to Khandavaprastha and bring

the city and the country to prosperity."
 

 
प्रतिगृह्य तु तद्वाक्यं तस्मै सर्वे प्रणम्य च ।

प्रतस्थिरे ततो घोषसंयुक्तैस्स्यन्दनैर्वरैः ॥
 

Accepting those words and bowing to

Dhritarashtra, all the Pandavas started then
 

in excellent, rumbling chariots.
 

 
वासुदेवो
जगन्नाथश्चिन्तयामास वासवम् ।

महेन्द्रशासनाद्गत्वा विश्वकर्मा तु केशवम् ।

प्रणम्य प्रणिपाताई किर्हं किं करोमीत्यभाषत ॥

Vasudeva, the lord of the universe,

thought of Indra. Going to Kesava at the

bidding of Indra, and bowing to Him who

is worthy of salutation, Visvakarman said :

" What shall I do ?"