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for all time, let this dead child born of

Abhimanyu come to life.' As soon as

he was touched by Krishna with these

words, the dead child attained consciousness.

 
ततः कतिपयाहस्य कुरुराजो युधिष्ठिरः ।

अश्वमेधस्य [कौरव्य] चकाराऽऽहरणे मतिम् ॥

Some days thereafter, Yudhisthira, the

Kuru king, thought of performing the

Asvamedha sacrifice.
 
THE MAHABHARATA
 

 
पश्चिमेनाश्वमेधेन यंयदा स्नातो युधिष्ठिरः ।

कृष्णोऽपि भगवान्देवः पृथामामन्त्र्य चार्तवत् ।'

धृतराष्ट्रं च गान्धारीं विदुरं द्रौपदीं तथा ।

कृष्णद्वैपायनं व्यासममृषीनन्यांश्च मन्त्रिणः ।

सुभद्रामात्मजयुतामुत्तरां स्पृश्य पाणिना।

निर्गत्य वेश्मनस्तस्मादारुरोह तदा रथम् ॥

When Yudhisthira had performed the

final ablution after the last horse-sacrifice

( of his), Lord Krishna took leave, somewhat

in sorrow, of Kunti, Dhritarashtra, Gandhari,

Vidura, Draupadi. Vyasa, and the other

sages and ministers; He patted Subhadra and

Uttara with her son, left (Yudhisthira's)

palace, and mounted His chariot.