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celebrator for ever. " Now, then," said he, " the necessaries for 

 the Yug must be prepared ; and, first, the monarchs and warriors 

 of all the four quarters must be reduced to your subjection. Your 

 four brothers, who excel the Devatas in glory and renown, will 

 soon cause your authority to be acknowledged in all the four quar- 

 ters ; and even I, who am confined by no one, yet hold myself 

 bound by friendship and esteem for you. Take courage, therefore, 

 and commence the Yug." Judishter, elated by Creeshna's kind- 

 ness, sent his brothers to the four quarters accordingly ; and, in a 

 fortunate moment, Bheema took his way to the west ; Arjoon to 

 the north ; Nacul, bright as the sun, to the east ; and Sehedeva 

 drew his sword to the south. In a small space of time they sub- 

 dued the rajahs on every side, except only Jarasandha, and 

 brought back with them prodigious booty. After these atchieve- 

 ments, Judishter, in conference with Creeshna, stated the difficulty 

 of overcoming Jarasandha ; that, without his submission, the Yug 

 could not properly be denominated RAISOO, and begged his ad- 

 vice. In this interview Oodhoo gave it as his opinion that Jara- 

 sandha was superior to all the other monarchs, and that Judishter 

 could not subdue him by force. He proposed, therefore, to make 

 use of stratagem, and recommended that Creeshna, and Bheema, 

 and Arjoon, should go to Jarasandha in the habit of Brahmins : 

 he said that Jarasandha had no rival in liberality, so that if any 

 religious mendicant should demand even his life, he would instantly 

 lay it down for him : that, when those three addressed him in the 

 habit of Brahmins, and demanded Dhermejoodhe, he would not 

 turn away from their request. " Liberality," said he to Judishter, 

 " is the first duty of monarchs ; all that we behold will perish, but the 

 name of the liberal man will endure for ever !" Creeshna, Bheema, 

 and Arjoon, accordingly set off from Hastanapoor in the dress of 

 Zennardars, and addressed themselves to Jarasandha in the name 



