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Pancharatra: King Yudhiṣṭhira, the king of dharma, approached Lord Krishna and started to praise; the Blessed Lord did not say anything, but entered into meditation.
Janamejaya said:
O brāhmaṇa, after Yudhishthira, the great-energied king of dharma, obtained the kingdom, please tell me here whatever else he did.
The Lord Hṛṣīkeśa, the supreme teacher of the three worlds. O sage, you should explain what the hero did.
Vaiśampāyana said:
O King, listen truly to what I narrate, O sinless one: what the Pāṇḍavas did, having Vāsudeva at the forefront.
Having attained the kingdom, the illustrious king Yudhishthira, the king of dharma, organized the fourfold social order, assigning each to their proper duties according to their fitness.
The Pāṇḍava caused a thousand Brāhmaṇas and great-souled graduates, each with a thousand gold coins, to recite (the Vedas or texts).
In this way, he fulfilled the desires of his dependents, servants, those who sought refuge, and guests, as well as the poor and even the logicians.
He gave to the priest Dhaumya tens of thousands of cows, wealth, gold, silver, and various kinds of garments.
He behaved toward Kṛpa as a disciple should toward his teacher, O great king. To Vidura, the righteous one, he offered worship, being steadfast in his vows.
He, the best among givers, satisfied all those who had taken refuge with various kinds of food, rice, drinks, garments, beds, and seats.
Having pacified the situation, that king, the best among kings, the greatly renowned, honored Yuyutsu, the son of Dhritarashtra.
King Yudhiṣṭhira, having informed Dhṛtarāṣṭra, Gāndhārī, and Vidura about the kingdom, now remains at ease, O king.
Thus, after winning over the entire city, Janamejaya approached the great-souled Vasudeva with joined palms.
Then, on the magnificent couch decorated with jewels and gold, he saw Kṛṣṇa sitting, dark as a cloud on Mount Meru.
Blazing in appearance, adorned with divine ornaments, and clothed in yellow silk, he shone like a jewel set in gold.
Adorned with the Kaustubha gem on his chest, shining like a mountain at sunrise crowned by the sun, there is nothing in the three worlds that can compare to him.
He approached the great-souled Viṣṇu, who had the form of a person, and then, with a sweet voice and a smile, spoke these words.
O Acyuta, best of the wise, did your night pass happily? Are all your thoughts clear?
O best among the wise, by resorting to that divine intellect of yours, we have obtained the kingdom and the earth remains under our control.
O Lord, by your grace, we have attained victory, traversed the three worlds with prowess, and gained supreme fame, nor have we deviated from righteousness.
While Yudhiṣṭhira, the king of dharma, was thus speaking, the Blessed Lord did not say anything, but entered into meditation.
