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devotees and penitents who had passed their whole lives in prayer and 

 austerity* He then dismissed them free and happy to their seve- 

 ral provinces, and himself proceeded leisurely on to Hastanapoor. 

 Rajah Judishter came out and conducted him with all honour into 

 the city, and Koontee praised him exceedingly for having thus se- 

 cured the celebration of Judishter's Yug ; but Bheema, smiling, 

 told his mother that Creeshna had set very quietly by in a corner, 

 while all the hardship of combating Jarasandha had fallen upon 

 himself. Creeshna admitted the fact, but mentioned the hints he 

 had given Bheema for tearing Jarasandha asunder. Judishter, in 

 the mean time, could not contain his satisfaction, which found its 

 way through his eyes in tears ; while Creeshna, as the younger of 

 the two, laid his head at the feet of Judishter. 



Judishter endeavoured to express his thanks to Creeshna, since 

 now, by the exertions of his friendship and benevolence, he beheld 

 all the wish of his heart accomplished : wherefore, he summoned 

 from every quarter Brahmins learned in the Vedas and skilled in 

 the rites of Yugs ; as well as many rajahs from the most distant 

 countries, some brought thither by force of arms and others in the 

 way of friendship, with their sons and suite ; and of Brahmins, 

 Khettrees, Vysyas, and Soodras, an innumerable multitude. The 

 vessels for the celebration of the Yug were all of gold. Rajah Ju- 

 dishter, throwing oft" the clothes from his breast, remained covered 

 with a single piece of cloth, /'. e. he became Pootree ; and, giving 

 into the hands of the Zennardars a string of gold, began the Yug. 

 All mankind were astonished at the profusion of gold and wealth 

 that was displayed, but the wiser few knew that wherever Creeshna 

 was present, there could be no deficiency whatever. Rajah 



* Here is evidently another imitation of the genuine Gospel; for, it contains a sentiment 

 not congenial wiih the theological code of the Brahmins ; in which, although repentance can 

 obtain heaven, the most brilliant rewards are assigned to persevering austerity, 



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