Vaishampayana said Shorn of grief and anxiety the royal son of Kunti, took his seat, with face eastwards, on an excellent seat made of gold.

On another seat, beautiful and shining and made of gold, sat, with face directed towards him, those two destroyer of foes, viz., Satyaki and Vasudeva.

Placing the king in their midst, on his two sides sat Bhima and Arjuna upon two beautiful seats set with gerns.

Upon a white ivory throne, decked with gold, sat Pritha with Sahadeva and Nakula.

Sudharman, and Vidura, and Dhaumya, and the Kuru king Dhritarashtra, each sat separately on separate seats that shone with the effulgence of fire.

Yuyutsu and Sanjaya and the illustrious Gandhari, all sat down where king Dhritarashtra had sat.

Seated there, the righteous king, touched the beautiful white flowers, Swastikas, vessels full of various articles, earth, gold, silver, and gems.

Then headed by the priest all the subjects came to see king Yudhishthira, bringing with them various kinds of sacred articles,

Then earth and gold, and many sorts of gems, and all other articles in profusion which were necessary for the performance of the coronation rite, were brought there.

There were golden jars briinful with water, those made of copper and silver and earth, ' flowers, fried paddy, Kusha grass, cow's milk, (sacrificial) fuel consisting of the wood of Shami, Pippala, and Palasa, honey, clarified ! butter, (sacrificial) ladles made of Udumbara, and conchs adorned with gold.

Then requested by Krishna, the priest Dhaumya, constructed according to rule, an alter gradually inclining towards the east and the north.

Making the great Yudhishthira then, with Krishna the daughter of Drupada, seated upon a handsome seat, called Sarvatobhadra, with firm feet and covered with tiger-skin and effulgent, began to pour libations of clarified butter upon the sacrificial fire with proper Mantras.

Then rising from his seat, Krishna took up the sanctified conch, poured the water it continued upon the head of king Yudhishthira the son of Kunti. The royal sage Dhritarashtra and all the subjects also did the same as requested by Krishna. Thus bathed with the sanctified water of the conch, the son of Pandu then, with his brothers, looked highly beautiful.

Then Pandavas and Anakas and drums were beat. King Yudhishthira duly accepted the present made to him by the subjects. Always making enough of presents in profusion in all his sacrifices, the king honoured his subjects in return.

He gave a thousand nishkas to the Brahmanas who utiered blessings on him. All of them had studied the Vedas and were wise and well-behaved.

Pleased (with presents), the Brahmanas, O king, wished him prosperity and victory, and with voice melodious like that of swans, chanted his praises, saying-O Yudhishthira of mighty arms, by good luck, O son of Pandu, you have acquired victory. By good luck, O highly effulgent hero, you have regained your position through prowess.

By good luck, the wielder of Gandiva, and Bhimasena, and yourself, O king, and the two sons of Madri, are all well, having killed your foes and escaped alive from this battle, destructive of heroes. Do you, () Bharata, attend forthwith to those acts that should next be done.

Thus worshipped by those pious men, king Yudhishthira, with his friends, became installed on the throne of a large kingdom, O Bharata.