Rajasuya - AncientVoice

Mbh.1.1.109	And having vanquished all the neighbouring princes and every considerable tribe, he accomplished all that was necessary for the Raja his eldest brother to perform the great sacrifice called Rajasuya.
Mbh.1.1.110	Yudhishthira, after having, through the wise counsels of Vasudeva and by the valour of Bhimasena and Arjuna, slain Jarasandha the king of Magadha and the proud Chaidya, acquired the right to perform the grand sacrifice of Rajasuya abounding in provisions and offering and fraught with transcendent merits.
Mbh.1.1.135	When I heard that in their general campaign the sons of Pandu had conquered the chiefs of the land and performed the grand sacrifice of the Rajasuya, then, O Sanjaya, I had no hope of success.
Mbh.1.2.378	The subjects of this parva are the establishment of the grand hall by the Pandavas; their review of their retainers; the description of the lokapalas by Narada well-acquainted with the celestial regions; the preparations for the Rajasuya sacrifice; the destruction of Jarasandha; the deliverance by Vasudeva of the princes confined in the mountain-pass; the campaign of universal conquest by the Pandavas; the arrival of the princes at the Rajasuya sacrifice with tribute; the destruction of Sisupala on the occasion of the sacrifice, in connection with offering of arghya; Bhimasena's ridicule of Duryodhana in the assembly; Duryodhana's sorrow and envy at the sight of the magnificent scale on which the arrangements had been made; the indignation of Duryodhana in consequence, and the preparations for the game of dice; the defeat of Yudhishthira at play by the wily Sakuni; the deliverance by Dhritarashtra of his afflicted daughter-in-law Draupadi plunged in the sea of distress caused by the gambling, as of a boat tossed about by the tempestuous waves.
Mbh.1.62.3019	The virtuous man who with reverence heareth it or causeth it to be heard, obtaineth the fruit of the Rajasuya and the horse-sacrifice.
Mbh.1.94.5153	And Anadhristi had a son of the name of Matinara who became a famous and virtuous king and performed the Rajasuya and the horse-sacrifice.
Mbh.1.158.8297	These tigers among men will also perform various sacrifices, such as the Rajasuya and the horse-sacrifice, in which the presents unto the Brahmanas are very large.
Mbh.2.12.472	And, O monarch, having subjugated the whole earth with her mountains, forests, and woods, he made preparations for the great sacrifice called the Rajasuya.
Mbh.2.12.480	O bull of the Bharata race, all those monarchs that perform the sacrifice of Rajasuya, attaining to the region of Indra pass their time in felicity in Indra's company.
Mbh.2.12.485	And having done this let him commence the grand sacrifice called Rajasuya.
Mbh.2.12.502	And after Narada had gone away, king Yudhishthira, O thou of the Kuru race, began to think, along with his brothers, of that foremost of sacrifices called Rajasuya'
Mbh.2.13.504	And, O Bharata, engaged in his thoughts about the Rajasuya, the king had no peace of mind.
Mbh.2.13.505	Having heard of this glory of the illustrious monarchs of old and being certain about the acquisition of regions of felicity by performers of sacrifices in consequence of their sacred deeds, and thinking especially of that royal sage Harischandra who had performed the great sacrifice king Yudhishthira desired to make preparations for the Rajasuya sacrifice.
Mbh.2.13.507	Having reflected much, that king of kings, that bull amongst the Kurus, inclined his mind towards making preparations for the Rajasuya.
Mbh.2.13.531	Vaisampayana said, King Yudhishthira, then, that foremost of speakers, summoning together his counsellors and brothers, asked them repeatedly about the Rajasuya sacrifice.
Mbh.2.13.533	O prince of Kuru race, thy friends think that as thou art worthy of the attributes of an emperor, the time is even come for thee for the performance of the Rajasuya sacrifice.
Mbh.2.13.535	At the conclusion of the Rajasuya sacrifice when the performer is installed in the sovereignty of the empire, he is rewarded with the fruits of all sacrifices including the Agnihotra.
Mbh.2.13.539	Soon will you be able, O great king, to perform the Rajasuya sacrifice.
Mbh.2.13.545	Yudhishthira said, How may this wish that I entertain of performing the excellent sacrifice of Rajasuya that is worthy of an emperor, bear fruit, in consequence of my faith and speech alone
Mbh.2.13.546	Vaisampayana said, O thou of eyes like lotus-petals, thus asked by the king, they replied at that time unto Yudhishthira the just in these words, Being conversant with the dictates of morality, thou art, O king, worthy to perform the grand sacrifice of Rajasuya.
Mbh.2.13.559	And after he had rested awhile in a pleasant apartment and had been fully refreshed, Yudhishthira approached him at his leisure and informed him all about the Rajasuya sacrifice.
Mbh.2.13.560	Yudhishthira said, I have wished to perform the Rajasuya sacrifice.
Mbh.2.14.572	SECTION XIV Rajasuyarambha Parva Krishna said, O great king, thou art a worthy possessor of all the qualities essential for the performance of the Rajasuya sacrifice.
Mbh.2.14.576	O lord of the earth, O bull of the Bharata race, thou knowest what form of rule these Kshatriyas, guided by the instructions traditionally handed down from generation to generation, have established amongst their own order, and how far they are competent to perform the Rajasuya sacrifice.
Mbh.2.14.643	But this is my judgment, O king, that thou wilt not be able to celebrate the Rajasuya sacrifice as long as the mighty Jarasandha liveth.
Mbh.2.14.652	O thou foremost of intelligent men if the Rajasuya is to be performed by thee, you must do this in this way and not otherwise.
Mbh.2.16.708	The Rajasuya appeareth to me difficult of accomplishment
Mbh.2.20.865	In me is policy, in Bhima is strength and in Arjuna is triumph; and therefore, as prelude to performing the Rajasuya, we will certainly achieve the destruction of the ruler of Magadha.
Mbh.2.20.875	I who stay under thy command regard that Jarasandha is already slain, that the monarchs confined by him have already been set free, that the Rajasuya hath already been accomplished by me.
Mbh.2.24.1106	Thus addressed by the monarchs, the high-souled Hrishikesa gave them every assurance and said, Yudhishthira is desirous of performing the sacrifice of Rajasuya.
Mbh.2.32.1392	Vaisampayana continued, Commanded by Krishna, the son of Pandu along with his brothers set himself upon collecting the materials for the performance of the Rajasuya sacrifice.
Mbh.2.32.1408	Then, O Bharata, the Brahmanas at the proper time installed Yudhishthira the son of Kunti at the Rajasuya sacrifice.
Mbh.2.33.1423	These and many other kings from the middle country came, O monarch, to that great Rajasuya sacrifice of the son of Pandu.
Mbh.2.34.1455	Yudhisthira, as though vying with Varuna himself in wealth, commenced the sacrifice of Rajasuya distinguished by six fires and large gifts to Brahmanas.
Mbh.2.44.1825	By great good fortune, thou hast accomplished the foremost of sacrifices, Rajasuya'
Mbh.2.45.1845	SECTION XLV Dyuta Parva Vaisampayana said, when that foremost of sacrifices, the Rajasuya so difficult of accomplishment, was completed, Vyasa surrounded by his disciples presented himself before Yudhishthira.
Mbh.2.45.1856	The illustrious Rishi Narada said that as a consequence of the Rajasuya sacrifice three kinds of portents, viz, celestial, atmospherical and terrestrial ones happen.
Mbh.2.46.1904	And, O monarch, king Duryodhana beholding that vast wealth in the Rajasuya sacrifice and having become the victim of those numerous errors within the assembly house at last returned, with the leave of the Pandavas, to Hastinapore.
Mbh.2.48.1965	SECTION XLVIII Vaisampayana said, O king, impressed with the great Rajasuya sacrifice of king Yudhishthira, Sakuni, the son of Suvala, having learnt before the intentions of Duryodhana, while accompanying him in the way from the assembly house, and desirous of saying what was agreeable to him, approached Dhritarashtra endued with great wisdom, and finding the monarch deprived of his eye seated in his throne, told him these words, Know, O great king, O bull of the Bharata race, that Duryodhana, having lost colour, hath become pale and emaciated and depressed and a prey to anxiety.
Mbh.2.52.2194	And king Yudhishthira, the son of Kunti, having completed the Rajasuya sacrifice, obtained like the exalted Harishchandra such prosperity that neither Rantideva nor Nabhaga, nor Jauvanaswa, nor Manu, nor king Prithu the son of Vena, nor Bhagiratha, Yayati, nor Nahusha, had obtained its like.
Mbh.2.66.2740	those locks that had been sprinkled with water sanctified with mantras in the great Rajasuya sacrifice, were now forcibly seized by the son of Dhritarashtra disregarding the prowess of the Pandavas.
Mbh.3.14.772	The heroic son of Damaghosha, the well-known king Sisupala of mighty arms and great energy, was slain by me, O best of Bharatas, at thy Rajasuya sacrifice, because that wicked one could not from anger bear to see the first worship offered to me!
Mbh.3.20.970	SECTION XX Vasudeva said, When Salwa had left the city of the Anarttas, I returned to it, O king, on the completion of thy great Rajasuya sacrifice!
Mbh.3.30.1441	The Aswamedha, the Rajasuya, the Pundarika, and Gosava, these grand sacrifices requiring large gifts have all been performed by thee!
Mbh.3.42.2256	Arjuna replied, O Matali, mount thou without loss of time this excellent car, a car that cannot be attained even by hundreds of Rajasuya and horse sacrifices.
Mbh.3.48.2494	Equal unto the chief of the celestials, that hero gratified Agni at Khandava and vanquished all the monarchs of the earth on the occasion of the great Rajasuya.
Mbh.3.51.2559	And even Krishna himself beholding the sons of Pritha dressed in deer skins, became filled with rage, and addressing Yudhishthira, said, That prosperity which the sons of Pritha had acquired at Indraprastha, and which, unobtainable by other kings, was beheld by me at the Rajasuya sacrifice, at which, besides, I saw all kings, even those of the Vangas and Angas and Paundras and Odras and Cholas and Dravidas and Andhakas, and the chiefs of many islands and countries on the sea-board as also of frontier states, including the rulers of the Sinhalas, the barbarous mlecchas, the natives of Lanka, and all the kings of the West by hundreds, and all the chiefs of the sea-coast, and the kings of the Pahlavas and the Daradas and the various tribes of the Kiratas and Yavanas and Sakras and the Harahunas and Chinas and Tukharas and the Sindhavas and the Jagudas and the Ramathas and the Mundas and the inhabitants of the kingdom of women and the Tanganas and the Kekayas and the Malavas and the inhabitants of Kasmira, afraid of the prowess of your weapons, present in obedience to your invitation, performing various offices, that prosperity, O king, so unstable and waiting at present on the foe, I shall restore to thee, depriving thy foe of his very life.
Mbh.3.64.3127	That best of kings celebrated the Rajasuya and Aswamedha sacrifices, with profuse gifts to the Brahmanas.
Mbh.3.80.3934	Without him who having gone towards the north had vanquished mighty Gandharva chiefs by hundreds, and who having obtained numberless handsome horses of the Tittiri and Kalmasha species all endowed with the speed of the wind, presented them from affection unto his brother the king, on the occasion of the great Rajasuya sacrifice, without that dear and illustrious one, without that terrible warrior born after Bhima, without that hero equal unto a god I do not desire to live in the Kamyaka woods any longer'
Mbh.3.80.3935	After Nakula's lamentations, Sahadeva said, He who having vanquished mighty warriors in battle won wealth and virgins and brought them unto the king on the occasion of the great Rajasuya sacrifice, that hero of immeasurable splendour who having vanquished single-handed the assembled Yadavas in battle, ravished Subhadra with the consent of Vasudeva, he, who having invaded the dominion of the illustrious Drupada gave, O Bharata, unto the preceptor Drona his tuition fee, beholding, O king, that Jishnu's bed of grass empty in our asylum, my heart refuses consolation.
Mbh.3.82.4077	And it is for this, O Bharata, that that tirtha became known by the name of Saptacharu, and if one offereth Charu there to the seven flamed deity, he obtaineth merit superior to that of the gift of a hundred thousand kine, to that of a hundred Rajasuya sacrifices, as also of a hundred horse-sacrifices.
Mbh.3.82.4091	O king, by going only to Dirghasatra, O represser of foes, one obtaineth merit that is superior, O Bharata, to that of the Rajasuya or the horse-sacrifice.
Mbh.3.83.4119	O son of the Kuru race, by repairing to Kurukshetra in a pious frame of mind, one obtaineth the fruit of the Rajasuya and horse sacrifices.
Mbh.3.83.4133	Bathing there one obtaineth the merit of Rajasuya sacrifice.
Mbh.3.83.4218	Bathing next in the tirtha called Panikhata and worshipping all the gods, a man obtaineth merit that is superior to that of both the Agnishtoma and the Atiratra sacrifices, besides acquiring that of the Rajasuya sacrifice and finally going into the region of the Rishis.
Mbh.3.83.4373	By this, one obtaineth merit that is greater than that of a Rajasuya and horse-sacrifices.
Mbh.3.84.4483	Proceeding next to Varanasi, and worshipping the god having the bull for his mark, after a bath in the Kapilahrada, one obtaineth the merit of the Rajasuya sacrifice.
Mbh.3.84.4517	Approaching Brahma, that bull among male beings, who is there, one acquireth, O mighty monarch, the merit of the Rajasuya and horse-sacrifices.
Mbh.3.84.4518	The pilgrim should then repair to Rajasuya, O king of men!
Mbh.3.84.4557	By this one obtaineth the merit of Rajasuya sacrifice.
Mbh.3.84.4595	By this one acquireth the merit of the Rajasuya sacrifice and is regarded in heaven
Mbh.3.85.4688	He that bathes in that confluence celebrated over the world, acquires all the merits of the Rajasuya and the horse-sacrifices.
Mbh.3.253.12483	Having beheld that foremost of sacrifices, the mighty Rajasuya, performed by the Pandavas, a desire hath sprung up in me to celebrate the same.
Mbh.3.253.12488	O king, having been thus addressed by Karna, Dhritarashtra's son summoned the priest, and spake unto him these words, Do thou duly and in proper order celebrate for me that best of sacrifices, the Rajasuya furnished with excellent Dakshinas'
Mbh.3.253.12492	There is, O lord, another great sacrifice, resembling the Rajasuya.
Mbh.3.253.12500	This mighty sacrifice vies with that best of sacrifices, the Rajasuya itself.
Mbh.3.255.12545	When, however, the sons of Pritha shall have been slain in battle and thou wilt have completed the Rajasuya sacrifice, once again, O lord of men, shall I honour thee thus'
Mbh.3.255.12547	When, O foremost of men, the wicked-minded Pandavas have been slain, and when also the grand Rajasuya hath been celebrated by me, then thou shalt again, O hero, honour me thus'
Mbh.3.255.12548	And having said this, O Bharata, the Kaurava embraced Karna, and began, O mighty king, to think of the Rajasuya, that foremost of sacrifices.
Mbh.3.255.12549	And that best of kings also addressed the Kurus around him, saying, When shall I, ye Kauravas, having slain all the Pandavas, celebrate that costly and foremost of sacrifices, the Rajasuya'
Mbh.5.27.1145	Thou mayst perform the Rajasuya and the Aswamedha sacrifices, but do not even come near an action which in itself is sin!
Mbh.5.29.1231	He is inclined to the horse-sacrifice and the Rajasuya.
Mbh.5.170.7708	That which happened, O great king, on the occasion of the Rajasuya sacrifice, had occurred before thy very eyes!
Mbh.7.60.2729	Having performed a hundred Horse-sacrifices and a hundred Rajasuya sacrifices also, he gave away, O monarch, unto the Brahmanas, some Rohita fish made of gold, that were ten Yojanas in length and one Yojana in breadth.
Mbh.7.67.2855	SECTION LXIX Narada said, Vena's son, king Prithu, O Srinjaya, we hear, fell a prey to death, In the Rajasuya sacrifice he performed, the great Rishis installed him as Emperor of the world.
Mbh.7.102.4746	That sacrificial stake made of gold, O king of Somadatta's son, looked resplendent like the tall stake erected in the foremost of sacrifices called the Rajasuya.
Mbh.8.70.4157	The Rajasuya performed by thee, brought to completion by gift of Dakshina, and the celestial palace owned by thee, were both due to my prowess.
Mbh.9.41.3013	There, in days of yore, Soma himself, O king of kings, had performed the Rajasuya sacrifice.
Mbh.9.47.3505	Endued with great effulgence, Varuna, the highly blessed son of Aditi, had in days of yore performed in that tirtha the Rajasuya sacrifice, O lord of Earth!
Mbh.9.47.3508	After the completion of that foremost of sacrifices, the Rajasuya of Varuna, a terrible battle, O Janamejaya, ensued amongst the Kshatriyas.
Mbh.9.48.3561	Then he saw Jaigishavya in the region of those that perform the Rajasuya and the Pundarika.
Mbh.12.12.510	I have never seen, O monarch, a king in the observance of a life of domesticity renouncing his wealth in any other way except in the Rajasuya, the Astwamedha, and other kinds of sacrifice.
Mbh.12.62.3464	Having studied the Vedas duly and the treatises on the duties of kings, O sinless one, having begotten children and performed other acts of a like nature, having quaffed the Soma and ruled over and protected all his subjects righteously, O foremost of speakers, having performed the Rajasuya, the horse sacrifice, and other great sacrifices, having invited learned Brahmanas for reciting the scriptures and made presents unto them according to their desires, having obtained victories small or great in battle, having placed on his throne the son of his loins or some Kshatriya of good birth for the protection of subjects, having worshipped the Pitris by performing with due rites the sacrifices laid down for honouring them, having attentively worshipped the gods by performing sacrifices and the Rishis by studying the Vedas, the Kshatriya, who in old age desires another mode of life, may, O king, adopt it by leaving that one which immediately precedes it, and by that means he is sure to obtain ascetic success.
Mbh.13.61.5912	Such conduct always confers higher benefit upon Kshatriyas than the Rajasuya and the Horse-sacrifices.
Mbh.13.73.6766	The merit that becomes one's by performing the Rajasuya sacrifice, the merit that becomes one's by making gifts of heaps of gold, that high merit is acquired by a person who shows such reverence for kine.
Mbh.13.102.9135	Dhritarashtra said, Those kings that have bathed upon the completion of the Rajasuya sacrifice, that are endued with righteous souls, that have protected their subjects properly, and that have washed their limbs with sanctified water upon the completion of the horse-sacrifice, repair to such regions.
Mbh.13.103.9209	Spending a vast sum of money, O Grandsire, and performing eight Rajasuya sacrifices, I gave away unto the Brahmanas that officiated in them a thousand kings whose necks were adorned with garlands of gold, after having vanquished them in battle.
Mbh.13.107.9796	That man who, keeping his senses under control, fasts for a fortnight and takes only one meal on the sixteenth day, and bears himself in this way for a whole year, pouring libations every day on his sacred fire, acquires the high merits that attach to a thousand Rajasuya sacrifices.
Mbh.13.109.9907	He who fasts on the twelfth day of the moon in the month of Magha and worships Krishna as Madhava, for the whole day and night, attains to the merits of the Rajasuya sacrifice, and rescues his own race from misery
Mbh.14.3.67	Do thou, O Yudhishthira, prepare for the Rajasuya, and the horse-sacrifice, as well as, O Bharata, for the Sarvamedha and the Naramedha
Mbh.14.90.4216	The fruit, O Brahmana, of this gift made by thee of a prastha of powdered barley is much greater than what one acquires by many Rajasuya sacrifices with profuse gifts or many Horse-sacrifices.
Mbh.18.3.159	Do thou, O mighty-armed one, enjoy now those regions of felicity which have become thine through the Rajasuya sacrifice performed by thee and whose felicities have been enhanced by the sacrificial scimitar employed by thee.
Mbh.18.6.367	At the eight Parana, he acquires the fruits of the Rajasuya sacrifice.

Jijith Nadumuri Ravi
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Reference:- Mahabharata of Krishna Dwaipayana Vyasa, translated to English by Kisari Mohan Ganguli; Source of Plain Text: www.sacred-texts.com; Wikified at AncientVoice.

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