as a warrior is well-known; and his lightness of hand is well-known.  Who shall be equal to him?  Even this is my opinion:  go ye cheerfully after Dhananjaya and by conciliation stop him and bring him back.  If Partha goes to his city after having vanquished us by force, our fame will be gone.  There is no disgrace, however, in conciliation.’  Hearing, O monarch, those words of Vasudeva, they did as he directed.  Stopped by them, Arjuna returned to Dwaraka and was united in marriage with Subhadra.  Worshipped by the sons of Vrishni’s race, Arjuna, sporting there as he pleased, passed a whole year in Dwaraka.  The last year of his exile the exalted one passed at the sacred region of Pushkara.  After the twelve years were complete he came back to Khandavaprastha.  He approached the king first and then worshipped the Brahmanas with respectful attention.  At last the hero went unto Draupadi.  Draupadi, from jealousy, spoke unto him, saying, ’Why tarriest thou here, O son of Kunti?  Go where the daughter of the Satwata race is!  A second tie always relaxeth the first one upon a faggot!’ And Krishna lamented much in this strain.  But Dhananjaya pacified her repeatedly and asked for her forgiveness.  And returning soon unto where Subhadra, attired in red silk, was staying, Arjuna, sent her into the inner apartments dressed not as a queen but in the simple garb of a cowherd woman.  But arrived at the palace, the renowned Subhadra looked handsomer in that dress.  The celebrated Bhadra of large and slightly red eyes first worshipped Pritha.  Kunti from excess of affection smelt the head of that girl of perfectly faultless features, and pronounced infinite blessing upon her.  Then that girl of face like the full moon hastily went unto Draupadi and worshipped her, saying, ’I am thy maid!’ Krishna rose hastily and embraced the sister of Madhava from affection, and said, ‘Let thy husband be without a foe!’ Bhadra then, with a delighted heart, said unto Draupadi, ‘So be it!’ From that time, O Janamejaya, those great warriors, the Pandavas, began to live happily, and Kunti also became very happy.’

“Vaisampayana continued, ’When that scorcher of foes, viz., Kesava of pure soul and eyes, like lotus-petals, heard that the foremost of the Pandavas, viz., Arjuna, had reached his own excellent city of Indraprastha, he came thither accompanied by Rama and the other heroes and great warriors of the Vrishni and the Andhaka tribes, and by his brothers and sons and many other brave warriors.  And Saurin came accompanied by a large army that protected him.  And there came with Saurin, that oppressor of foes, viz., the exceedingly liberal Akrura of great intelligence and renown, the generalissimo of the brave Vrishni host.  And there also came Anadhrishti of great prowess, and Uddhava of great renown, of great intelligence, of great soul, and a disciple of Vrihaspati himself.  And there also came Satyaka and Salyaka and Kritavarman and Satwata; and Pradyumna