Narada said O Srinjaya, we also heard of the death of the heroic king Paurava, who gave away a thousand times thousand horses that were all white in colour.

At the celebration of the horse-sacrifice by him, the number of Brahmanas learned in the Shiksha and Aksharas that then presented themselves from different countries, indeed countless.

These Brahmanas, purified by the Vedas, by learning, by the observance of vows, all of benevolent dispositions and of amiable features, received from the monarch gifts of such things as garments, horses, precious beeds, carpets and conveyances.

They were always entertained by actors, dancers, ministrels perfectly accomplished and well-acquainted with their respective arts and engaged in sports and always striving for pleasing the former.

Al cach of his sacrifices, in due time, he used to give away as Dakshina, ten thousand elephants of golden cffulgence, with their lemporal juice trickling down.

And also golden chariots decked with standards and flags, He also used to give away as Dakshina a thousand times thousand damsels, all adorned with golden ornaments.

And chariots, elephants and horses for mounting and mansions and fields and luundreds of cows and thousands of high-souled cattle-tenders all decked with chains of gold.

That in that sacrifice king Paurava gave away as gifts kine with calves, having horns of gold, hoofs of silver and udders of brass, as ! also numerous male and female slaves, asses, camels and sheep.

He also gave away as presents, diverse kinds of gems and numerous piles of food and cdibles, even before the accomplishment of his sacrifices.

People conversant with the history of the past ages sing this songs.

That monarch of the Angas, ever devoted to the performance of sacrifice, celebrated many auspicious sacrifices suited to his order, one after another, according to their respective efficacy; and these sacrifices yielded all his objects of desire.

O Srinjaya, when even such a king suffered destruction, who was superior to you in all his four cardinal virtues and so who was far superior to your son, you should not lament for your son saying, Oh Shvaitya and should not grieve for his having performed no sacrifices and made no sacrificial presents.