That patience with which thou didst vanquish all creatures and feed Agni at Khandava, with that patience, slay thou the Suta’s son.  I also will crush him with my mace.”  Then Vasudeva, beholding Partha’s shafts baffled by Karna, said unto the former, “What is this, O diadem-decked Arjuna, that Karna should succeed in crushing thy weapons today with this?  Why dost, thou, O hero, lose thy wits?  Markest thou not that the Kauravas, (standing behind Karna), are even now shouting in joy?  Indeed, all of them know that thy weapons are being baffled by Karna with his.  That patience with which, Yuga after Yuga, thou hadst slain persons having the quality of darkness for their weapons, as also terrible Kshatriyas, and Asuras born of pride, in many a battle—­with that patience do thou slay Karna today.  Putting forth thy might, strike off the head of that foe of thine with this Sudarsana, of edge keen as a razor, that I give unto thee, like Sakra striking off the head of his foe Namuci, with the thunderbolt.  That patience with which thou didst gratified the illustrious deity Mahadeva in the guise of a hunter, summoning that patience once again, O hero, slay the Suta’s son with all his followers.  After that, bestow upon king Yudhishthira the earth with her belt of seas, her towns and villages, and wealth, and from off whose surface all foes will have been removed.  By that act, O Partha, do thou also win unrivalled fame.”  Thus addressed (by Krishna), the high-souled Partha of exceeding might set his heart upon the slaughter of the Suta’s son.  Indeed, urged by Bhima and Janardana, and recollecting (his woes), and taking an internal survey of himself, and calling to mind the object for which he had come to this world, he addressed Keshava, saying, “I will now invoke into existence a mighty and fierce weapon for the good of the world and the destruction of the Suta’s son.  Let me have thy permission, as also Brahman’s and Bhava’s, and of all those that are conversant with Brahma.”  Having said these words unto the holy Keshava, Savyasaci of immeasurable soul bowed unto Brahman and invoked into existence that excellent irresistible weapon called brahmastra which could be applied by the mind alone.  Baffling that weapon, however, Karna looked beautiful as he continued, like a cloud pouring torrents of rain, to shoot his shafts.  Beholding that weapon of the diadem-decked Arjuna baffled in the midst of battle by Karna, the wrathful and mighty Bhima, blazing up with rage, addressed Arjuna of sure aim and said, “People say that thou art a master of the high brahmastra, that mighty means (for achieving the destruction of foes).  Do thou then, O Savyasaci, use another weapon of the same kind.”  Thus addressed by his brother, Savyasaci used a second weapon of the kind.  With that, Partha of abundant energy shrouded all the points of the compass, cardinal and subsidiary, with arrows sped from gandiva that resembled fierce snakes and were like the blazing rays of the