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great sacrifice. My dear King Yudhisthira, your four brothers are direct
representatives of important demigods like Varuna, Indra, etc. [It is said
that Bhima was born of the demigod Varuna, and Arjuna was born of the
demigod Indra, whereas King Yudhisthira himself was born of the demi-
god Yamaraja.| Your brothers are great heroes, and you are the most pious
and self-controlled king and are therefore known as Dharmaraja. All of
you are so qualified in devotional service unto Me that automatically I
have become rivalled by you.”

Lord Krsna told King Yudhisthira that He becomes conquered by the
love of one who has conquered his senses. One who has not conquered his
senses cannot conquer the Supreme Personality of Godhead. This is the
secret of devotional service. To conquer the senses means to engage them
constantly in the service of the Lord. The specific qualification of all the
Pandava brothers was that they always engaged their senses in the service
of the Lord. One who thus engages his senses becomes purified, and with
purified senses one can actually render service to the Lord. The Lord can
thus be conquered by the devotee by loving transcendental service.

Lord Krsna continued: ‘“‘There is no one in the three worlds of the
universe, including the powerful demigods, who can surpass My devotees
in any of the six opulences, namely, wealth, strength, reputation, beauty,
knowledge and renunciation. Therefore, if you want to conquer the world-
ly kings, there is no possibility of their emerging victorious.”

When Lord Krsna thus encouraged King Yudhisthira, the King’s face
brightened like a blossoming flower because of transcendental happiness,
and thus he ordered his younger brothers to conquer all the worldly kings
in all directions. Lord Krsna empowered the Pandavas to execute His
great mission of chastising the infidel miscreants of the world and giving
protection to His faithful devotees. In His Visnu form, the Lord therefore
carries four kinds of weapons in His four hands. He carries a lotus flower
and a conchshell in two hands, and in the other two hands He carries a
club and a disc. The club and disc are meant for the nondevotees, but
because the Lord is the Supreme Absolute, the resultant action of all His
weapons is one and the same. With the club and the disc He chastises the
miscreants so that they may come to their senses and know that they are
not all in all. Over them there is the Supreme Lord. And by bugling with
the conchshell and by offering blessings with the lotus flower, He always
assures the devotees that no one can vanquish them, even in the greatest
calamity. King Yudhisthira, being thus assured by the indication of Lord
Krsna, ordered his youngest brother, Sahadeva, accompanied by soldiers
of the Srfijaya tribe, to conquer the southern countries. Similarly, he
