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him whatever he should ask. Let Bheema then require Dherme- 

 joodhe, after which, by his own strength and your favour united, 

 he will infallibly conquer him. The journey to Hastanapoor is a 

 good pretext ; for, Jarasandha will think it undertaken on account 

 of Judishter's Yug." It should here be remembered that Creeshna, 

 on a former occasion, did not himself crush Jarasandha, and that, 

 by his order, he was not slain by others. In fact, he was fated to 

 die by the hand of Bheema-Seen, and could not be slain until 

 Bheema and Creeshna should be together hostilely inclined in the 

 place where he was. Oodhoo knew this prophetically, and there- 

 fore made this proposal : at the same time he reminded Creeshna 

 of the message of the rajahs who were in prison, and whose wives 

 had no other comfort to give their disconsolate children than the 

 hope of relief and release from him. Oodhoo subjoined, that there 

 was no injustice in destroying Jarasandha to release the others ; 

 for that, by this very act, his liberation, from alternately living 

 and dying, would be ensured, and the Yug of Rajah Judishter 

 could proceed only in the event of Jarasandha's subjugation or 

 death. The Yadavas all applauded Oodhoo's advice, and Creeshna 

 ordered a fortunate moment to be chosen for sending forward the 

 advanced baggage : Balhadur, the beauty of the Yadavas, was 

 appointed to accompany it. Predemne, and others of his august 

 sons, who stirred not without a signal from Creeshna, were honoured 

 with the permission to be of the party. On the day of march, 

 heaven and earth re-echoed with the sound of the kettle-drums. 

 The eight Nayega all went with them in Palekees, Doolees, &c. 

 and the baggage was mounted on elephants and camels, or con- 

 veyed in large waggons : crowns, and thrones, and litters, and 

 armour, and Hejas-Meekhee, or weapons with a thousand spikes, 

 were all conveyed in great quantities in the field-armory. The 

 spears in the hands of the young warriors glittered like fishes 

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