the fears of the kings, that feat, O Bharata, swelled the fame of the
Pandavas. And, O king, the Pandavas passed their days, continuing to
gladden the heart of Draupadi. And at that time, whatever was proper and
consistent with virtue, pleasure, and profit, continued to be properly
executed by king Yudhishthira in the exercise of his duties of protecting
his subjects."


SECTION XXV

(Digvijaya Parva)

Vaisampayana said,--"Arjuna, having obtained that best of bows and that
couple of inexhaustible quivers and that car and flag-staff, as also that
assembly-house, addressing Yudhisthira said,--'Bow, weapons, great energy,
allies, territory, fame, army--those, O king, difficult of acquisition
however desirable, have all been obtained by me. I think, therefore, that
what should now be done is for the swelling up of our treasury. I desire,
O best of monarchs, to make the kings (of the earth) pay tributes to us. I
desire to set out, in an auspicious moment of a holy day of the moon under
a favourable constellation for the conquest of the direction that is
presided over by the Lord of treasures (viz. the North).'"

Vaisampayana continued,--"King Yudhisthira the just, hearing these words
of Dhananjaya, replied unto him in a grave and collected tone, saying,--'O
bull of the Bharata race, set thou out, having made holy Brahmanas utter
benedictions on thee, to plunge thy enemies in sorrow and to fill thy
friend with joy. Victory, O son of Pritha, will surely be thine, and thou
wilt surely obtain thy desires fulfilled.'