“Sanjaya said, ’Listen to me, O Bharata, as I repeat in due order those words, both intimidating and mild, agreeable and consistent with virtue, true and beneficial, and pleasing to the heart, which the slayer of Madhu, of immeasurable soul, said unto Radha’s son.’

“Vasudeva said, ’O son of Radha, thou hast worshipped many Brahmanas fully conversant with the Vedas.  With concentrated attention and mind free from envy thou hast also (on many an occasion) enquired of them after truth.  Thou knowest, therefore, O Karna, what the eternal saying of the Vedas are.  Thou art also well-versed in all the subtle conclusions of the scriptures.  It is said by those conversant with the scriptures that the two kinds of sons called Kanina and Sahoda that are born of a maiden, have him for their father who weddeth the maid.  Thou, O Karna, hast been born in this way.  Thou art, therefore, morally the son of Pandu.  Come, be a king, according to the injunction of the scriptures.  On the side of thy father, thou hast the sons of Pritha, on the side of thy mother, thou hast the Vrishnis, (for thy kinsmen).  O bull among men, know that thou hast these two for thy own.  Proceeding this very day with me hence, O sire, let the Pandavas know thee as a son of Kunti born before Yudhishthira.  The brothers, the five Pandavas, the son of Draupadi, and the invincible son of Subhadra, will all embrace thy feet.  All the kings and princes, again, that have been assembled for the Pandava-cause, and all the Andhakas and Vrishnis, will also embrace thy feet.  Let queens and princesses bring golden and silver and earthen jars (full of water) and delicious herbs and all kinds of seeds and gems, and creepers, for thy installation.  During the sixth period, Draupadi also will come to thee (as a wife).  Let that best of Brahmanas, Dhaumya, of restrained soul, pour libations of clarified butter on the (sacred) fire, and let those Brahmanas regarding all the four Vedas as authoritative (and who are acting as priests unto the Pandavas), perform the ceremony of thy installation.  Let the family priest of the Pandavas who is devoted to Vedic rites, and those bulls among men-those brothers, the five sons of Pandu,—­and the five sons of Draupadi, and the Panchalas, and the Chedis, and myself also, install thee as the lord of the whole earth.  Let Dharma’s son Yudhishthira, of righteous soul and rigid vows, be thy heir presumptive, ruling the kingdom under thee.  Holding the white chamara in his hand (for fanning thee), let Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, ride on the same car behind thee.  After thy installation is over, let that other son of Kunti, the mighty Bhimasena, hold the white umbrella over thy head.  Indeed, Arjuna then will drive thy car furnished with a hundred tinkling bells, its sides covered with tiger-skins, and with white steeds harnessed to it.  Then Nakula and Sahadeva, and the five sons of Draupadi, and the Panchalas with that mighty car-warrior Sikhandin, will all proceed