numerous jewels. Accompanied by the two sons of Pandu, Achyuta (Krishna)
arrived at Indraprastha, and approaching Yudhishthira joyfully addressing
that monarch said,--'O best of kings, from good fortune, the mighty
Jarasandha hath been slain by Bhima, and the kings confined (at Girivraja)
have been all set free. From good fortune also, these two, Bhima and
Dhananjaya, are well and arrived, O Bharata, at their own city unwounded.'
Then Yudhishthira worshipped Krishna as he deserved and embraced Bhima and
Arjuna in joy. And the monarch who had no enemy, having obtained victory
through the agency of his brothers in consequence of the death of
Jarasandha, gave himself up to pleasure and merriment with all his
brothers. And the oldest son of Pandu (Yudhisthira) together with his
brothers approached the kings who had come to Indraprastha and
entertaining and worshipping them, each according to his age, dismissed
them all. Commanded by Yudhishthira those kings with joyful hearts, set
out for their respective countries without loss of time, riding upon
excellent vehicles. Thus, O king, did that tiger among men, Janardana of
great intelligence, caused his foe Jarasandha to be slain through the
instrumentality of the Pandavas. And, O Bharata, that chastiser of all
foes having thus caused Jarasandha to be slain, took leave of Yudhishthira
and Pritha, and Draupadi and Subhadra, and Bhimasena and Arjuna and the
twins Nakula and Sahadeva. After taking leave of Dhananjaya also, he set
out for his own city (of Dwarka), riding upon that best of cars of
celestial make, possessed of the speed of the mind and given unto him by
Yudhishthira, filling the ten points of the horizon with the deep rattle
of its wheels. And, O bull of the Bharata race, just as Krishna was on the
point of setting out, the Pandavas with Yudhishthira at their head walked
round that tiger among men who was never fatigued with exertion.

"And after the illustrious Krishna, the son of Devaki, had departed (from
Indraprastha) having acquired that great victory and having also dispelled