Sanjaya said The king of Sindhu being slain by Partha, (Krishna) then approached king Yudhishthira, the son of Dharma and worshipped him with a merry heart.

O king of kings, O best of men, by good luck your prosperity increases and your enemy has been slain. It is by good fortune too that your younger brother has fulfilled his promise.

Thus addressed by Krishna, king Yudhishthira, the conqueror of enemies cities, got down from his car with delight, O Bharata.

And with his eyes full of tears of joy he embraced Krishna and Arjuna; and wiping his white face of lotus-like lustre.

Said to Vasudeva and the Pandava Dhananjaya (thus)-"0 mighty car-warriors, it is by good fortune that I behold you both after you have performed your heavy task in battle.

As good luck would have it, that vilest wretch among men, the king of Sindhus, has been slain. O Krishna and Arjuna, by good luck you have filled me with supreme bliss.

(And) it is by good fortune that our enemies are downed in a sea of grief. In the three worlds there is nothing which they cannot perform.

Who have you, that are the lord of all the words, for their protector, O slayer of Madhu. Govinda, through your favour we will conquer our enemies.

As in days of yore, through you grace the chastiser of the Asura) Paka (i.e., Indra) did (conquer) the Danavas. Whether it be the supremacy over the three worlds.

Everything is certain in the case of those who are in your good grace, O bestower of honours. Neither do they incur sin nor meet with reverses.

With whom, you that are the lord of the celestials, are pleased, O bestower of honours. O Hrishikesha, it is through your favour that Shakra, the lord of all the celestials.

Endowed with prosperity, obtained sovereignty over the three world in battle. And O lord of the celestials, it is also through favour that the celestials.

Have, O Krishna, obtained immortality and are in enjoyment of eternal regions. O destroyer of foes, it is by means of the prowess obtained through your favour.

That Shakra having destroyed thousands of Daityas acquired the kingship of the celestials, O Hrishikesha, it is by reason of your grace, the universe, with its mobile and immobile creatures.

Remaining in its own course is engaged in (religious) meditation and sacrifices, Originally, buried in darkness and one vast sheet of water.

As the universe was, it has become manifest through your grace, O mighty-armed one, O best of men. Those who look upon Hrishikesha as the creator of all the worlds, the Supreme Soul and as immutable are never subject to illusion. You are the Original Being, you are the Supreme God, you are the God of the gods and you are eternal.

Those that take refuge with you who are the lord of the celestials, are never subject to illusion; without beginning or end, divine, the lord of creation and immutable (as you are).

They that are your worshippers, O Hrishikesha (always) get rid of difficulties. Supreme and Ancient male being and the most exalted of the exalted as you are.

He that attains to your Supreme self enjoys the highest prosperity. The four Vedas sing of you and you are sung in the four Vedas.

By taking refuge with you, O high-souled one, I shall enjoy the most excellent prosperity. O Supreme God, O god of the highest gods, O lord of the creation, O lord of men.

O most supreme god of all gods, I bow down to you, that are the best of all male beings. You are the Supreme Being, you are the Lord of Lords, O Lord, O Madhava, may you prosper.

O Universal Soul, O large-eyed one, you are the origin of all. He that has Dhananjaya for his friend or he who is devoted to the welfare of Dhananjaya. Having attained to the protector of Dhananjaya, enjoys happiness.'

O innocent Sri Krishna! An ancient sage Markandeya knows yours character and that brilliant sage had explained me your impression and magnificence to me at the time of exile.

You are explained as the best creator (Vidhi) by the sages like Asita, Devala, the great austerious Narada and my grand-father Vyasa.

You are splendour yourself, you are supreme Brahma, great penance truth, welfare, the best fame and sole cause for universe. You have created this entire movable and immovable world and this world merges again with you at the time of great devastation (Pralaya).

O lord of this entire world! The people learned to Vedas address you as without birth and death (Ajanama), divine form, lord of the great soul, everlasting and Vishvatomukh.

Yours is top and undisclosed mystery. You are the foremost cause and supreme lord of this universe. You yourself are supreme god, Narayana, supreme soul (Paramatama) and Ishvara. You yourself are Sri Hari in the form of knowledge, the supreme shelter to the people desirous of emancipation, Vishnu. Gods even are alien to your real form. You yourself are beyond Puranas and supreme Purusha of Purana.

Nobody either on this or heaven is capable to make a record of the acts executed in past, present and future and to calculate yours such qualities (gunas). All of us are always defendable by you as lord Indra provides the gods with proper defence. We have got you as a meritorious friend.

The great illustrious god Janardana reciprocated Yudhishthira the Dharmaraja in the following words as per his appreciation made.

O Dharmaraja! The evildoer Jayadratha has met to death because of your acute penance, supreme religion, gentleness and simplicity.

O chivalrous man (Purusha Simha)! your always sacrosanct feelings for all creatures has provided Arjuna with an impenetrable shield and he could kill Jayadratha after beheading several thousand warriors.

Nobody anywhere is comparable to Arjuna, the son of Kunti in respect of his knowledge in weaponry, physical stamina, smartness and target hitting savvy etc. qualities.

Othe best in Bharata's dynasty! Owing to these qualities, your younger brother Arjuna has today beheaded Sindhuraja and killed the army of enemy in fierce battle.

Oking! King Yudhishthira, Dharmaputra (son of Dharma) then embraced in tight grip to Arjuna, wiped his face and told the following worlds in consolation.

O Phalguna! You have executed a rare act today as god Indra including all gods were unable to execute or take-one this anus on their shoulders (viz. it was impossible even for the king of gods).

O enemy suppressor! You have discharged today the burden of commitment as you have killed your enemy. It is really a matter of good luck. It is really pleasing to see that you have fulfilled the commitment by killing Jayadratha.

The great illustrious king Yudhishthira with these words to Arjuna, the conqueror of sheep, patted on his back with his hand with sheer love.

On his so delivered statement, Sri Krishna and Arjuna reciprocated the king in following words-

O king! The evildoer king Jayadratha was burnt into ashes in the fire of your fury and it was your grace that enabled us to suppress the huge army of Duryodhana in the battle-field.

O Bharata! all these Kauravas have been killed owing to your fury, these are killed and will killed in future too as the fire of your fury is blazing in fierce flames.

Duryodhana, the wicked will finally die in the battle-field with his friends, relatives and siblings as a result of furiating you, the gallant capable to burn in ashes the enemy merely by a furious gaze.

Bhishma, the grandfather of Kuru family who earlier was tough to win even by gods, is now sleeping on the cot made of arrows owing to your destructive fury.

O son of Pandu! You are suppressor of enemy and victory in battle is scarce for those on whom your curse befallen. They have definitely enslaved to the death.

O honour giving king! The persons on being victim of your anger shall shortly see their kingdom, life, property, son and a number of luxuries destroyed.

O pain giver to enemies! Being yours abiding to Rajadharma (the nationalism), I consider the Kauravas destroyed with sons, animals and siblings automatically in the fire of your anger.

The long armed Bhimasena and great chariot holder Stayaki with their bodies injured of arrows then bowed their heads on the feet of Yudhishthira and stood on the ground. Having seen those great archers with folded hands and in charms on their faces; Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti greeted them heartily.

He said-it is very opportuned time to see. both of you duly crossed the ocean of enemy's army. That ocean of army is inaccessible due to presence of the crocodile Dronacarya and the Kritavarma etc. crags are dwelling in that Ocean.

It is the time to laugh in exhilaration as all kings defeated in battle and I am seeing both of you as conqueror in this battle-field.

It was our destiny that supported and we could defeat Acarya Drona and Kritavarma in the battle. It was another support of destiny that Karna too was defeated in battle-field by virtue of your archery. O best gallants! Both of you have pressed Shalya to leave the battle-field.

It is pleasing to see you both warriors, best in chariot holders and efficient in war-craft returned safely from the battle-field.

It is high time to feel gaiety when I am seeing you both warriors duly crossed the army ocean. You hold obligation of my dignity and honour the directions issued by me.

You both warriors keep my words while competing with rivals and undefeated in the battle field. It is my high destiny to see you safe here.

Having said these words, these words, o king! Yudhishithira, the son of Pandu embraced Satyaki and Bhimasena both and his eyes started shedding tears of joy.

O majesty! The whole army of Pandavas then encouraged, gaiety brought new zeal to them and it concentrated whole-hearted on battling.