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Krṣṇa,  the Supreme Personality of Godhead
ordered Nakula, accompanied by the soldiers of Matsyadeśa, to conquer the kings of the western side. He sent Arjuna, accompanied by the soldiers of Kekayadeśa, to conquer the kings of the northern side, and Bhīmasena, accompanied by the soldiers of Madradeśa (Madras), was ordered to conquer the kings on the eastern side.
It may be noted that by dispatching his younger brothers to conquer in different directions, King Yudhiṣṭhira did not actually intend that they declare war with the kings. Actually, the brothers started for different directions to inform the respective kings about King Yudhiṣṭhira's intention to perform the Rājasūya sacrifice. The kings were thus informed that they were required to pay taxes for the execution of the sacrifice. This payment of taxes to Emperor Yudhiṣṭhira meant that the king accepted his subjugation before him. In case of a king's refusal to act accordingly, there was certainly a fight. Thus by their influence and strength, the brothers conquered all the kings in different directions, and they were able to bring in sufficient taxes and presentations. These were brought before King Yudhiṣṭhira by his brothers.
King Yudhiṣṭhira was very anxious, however, when he heard that King Jarāsandha of Magadha did not accept his sovereignty. Seeing King Yudhiṣṭhira's anxiety, Lord Krṣṇa informed him of the plan explained by Uddhava for conquering King Jarāsandha. Bhīmasena, Arjuna and Lord Krṣṇa then started together for Girivraja, the capital city of Jarāsandha, dressing themselves in the garb of  brāhmaṇas . This was the plan devised by Uddhava before Lord Krṣṇa started for Hastināpura, and now it was given practical application.
King Jarāsandha was a very dutiful householder, and he had great respect for the  brāhmaṇas . He was a great fighter, a  kṣatriya  king, but he was never neglectful of the Vedic injunctions. According to Vedic injunctions, the  brāhmaṇas  are considered to be the spiritual masters of all other castes. Lord Krṣṇa, Arjuna and Bhīmasena were actually  kṣatriyas , but they dressed themselves as  brāhmaṇas , and at the time when King Jarāsandha was to give charity to the  brāhmaṇas  and receive them as guests, they approached him.
Lord Krṣṇa, in the dress of a  brāhmaṇa , said to the King: "We wish all glories to your majesty. We are three guests at your royal palace, and we are coming from a great distance. We have come to ask you for charity, and we hope that you will kindly bestow upon us whatever we ask from you. We know about your good qualities. A person who is tolerant is always prepared to tolerate everything, even though distressful. Just as a criminal can perform the most abominable acts, so a greatly charitable person like you