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FIRST EXILE OF THE PANDAVAS 209
him round and round until the demon gasped with
fatigue. The earth shook; trees were splintered in
pieces. Then Bhima began to strike the monster with
his iron fists, and at length he broke Vaka's back across
his knee. Terrible were the loud screams of the Rak-
shasa while Bhima was bending him double. He died
howling.
A mighty clamour was then awakened in the forest.
All the other Asuras were terror-stricken, and, bellowing
horribly, they hastened towards Bhima and made obeis-
ance before him. Then Bhima made them take vows
never again to eat human flesh or to oppress the people
of the city. They promised willing obedience, and he
allowed them to depart.
Thereafter Pritha's son dragged the monster's body
to the main gate of Eka-chakra. He entered the city
secretly and hastened to the Brahman's house, and he told
Yudhishthira all that had taken place.
When the people of the city discovered that the Asura
king had been slain, they rejoiced greatly, and hastened
towards the house of the Brahman. But that holy man
made evasive answer to them, and said that his deliverer
was a certain high-souled Brahman who had offered to
supply food to the demon. Thereafter the people estab-
lished a festival in honour of Brahmans.
The Pandavas remained a time in the city, and they
studied the Vedas. One day there came to their dwelling
a saintly man of rigid vows, and he told the story of the
miraculous births of Drupada's son and daughter from
sacrificial fire.
When Drupada had lost half of his kingdom, he paid
pilgrimages to holy places. He promised great rewards
to superior Brahmans, so that he might have offspring,
ever desiring gready to be avenged upon Drona. He
him round and round until the demon gasped with
fatigue. The earth shook; trees were splintered in
pieces. Then Bhima began to strike the monster with
his iron fists, and at length he broke Vaka's back across
his knee. Terrible were the loud screams of the Rak-
shasa while Bhima was bending him double. He died
howling.
A mighty clamour was then awakened in the forest.
All the other Asuras were terror-stricken, and, bellowing
horribly, they hastened towards Bhima and made obeis-
ance before him. Then Bhima made them take vows
never again to eat human flesh or to oppress the people
of the city. They promised willing obedience, and he
allowed them to depart.
Thereafter Pritha's son dragged the monster's body
to the main gate of Eka-chakra. He entered the city
secretly and hastened to the Brahman's house, and he told
Yudhishthira all that had taken place.
When the people of the city discovered that the Asura
king had been slain, they rejoiced greatly, and hastened
towards the house of the Brahman. But that holy man
made evasive answer to them, and said that his deliverer
was a certain high-souled Brahman who had offered to
supply food to the demon. Thereafter the people estab-
lished a festival in honour of Brahmans.
The Pandavas remained a time in the city, and they
studied the Vedas. One day there came to their dwelling
a saintly man of rigid vows, and he told the story of the
miraculous births of Drupada's son and daughter from
sacrificial fire.
When Drupada had lost half of his kingdom, he paid
pilgrimages to holy places. He promised great rewards
to superior Brahmans, so that he might have offspring,
ever desiring gready to be avenged upon Drona. He