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The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Part 2 by Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa
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follow Krishna the foremost of the Yadavas and let Bhima follow Arjuna.
Policy and good fortune and might will (then) bring about success in a
matter requiring valour.'" Vaisampayana said,--"Thus addressed by
Yudhishthira, the trio Krishna, Arjuna and Bhima, all possessed of great
energy, set out for Magadha attired in the garb of Snataka Brahmanas of
resplendent bodies, and blessed by the agreeable speeches of friends and
relatives. Possessed of superior energy and of bodies already like the Sun,
the Moon, and the Fire, inflamed with wrath at the sad lot of their
relative kings, those bodies of theirs became much more blazing. And the
people, beholding Krishna and Arjuna, both of whom had never before been
vanquished in battle, with Bhima in the van, all ready to achieve the same
task, regarded Jarasandha as already slain. For the illustrious pair
(Krishna and Arjuna) were masters that directed every operation (in the
universe), as also all acts relating to the morality, wealth, and pleasure
of every being. Having set out from the country of the Kurus, they passed
through Kuru-jangala and arrived at the charming lake of lotuses. Passing
over the hills of Kalakuta, they then went on crossing the Gandaki, the
Sadanira (Karatoya), and the Sarkaravarta and the other rivers taking
their rise in the same mountains. They then crossed the delightful Sarayu
and saw the country of Eastern Kosala. Passing over that country they went
to Mithila and then crossing the Mala and Charamanwati, the three heroes
crossed the Ganges and the Sone and went on towards the east. At last
those heroes of unfaded glory arrived at Magadha in the heart of (the
country of) Kushamva. Reaching then the hills of Goratha, they saw the
city of Magadha that was always filled with kine and wealth and water and
rendered handsome with the innumerable trees standing there.


SECTION XXI

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