20 / Why Duryodhana Felt Insulted
at the End of the Rajasitiya Sacrifice

King Yudhisthira was known as ajdtasatru, or a person who has no
enemy. Therefore, when all men, all demigods, all kings, sages and saints
saw the successful termination of the Rajasiiya yajfia performed by King
Yudhisthira, they became very happy. That Duryodhana alone was not
happy was astonishing to Maharaja Pariksit, and therefore he requested
Sukadeva Gosvami to explain this.

_Sukadeva Gosvami said, “My dear King Pariksit, your grandfather, King
Yudhisthira, was a great soul. His congenial disposition attracted everyone
as his friend, and therefore he was known as ajdtasatru, one who never
created an enemy. He engaged all the. members of the Kuru dynasty in
taking charge of different departments for the management of the Raja-
suya sacrifice. For example, Bhimasena was put in charge of the kitchen
department, Duryodhana in charge of the treasury department, Sahadeva
in charge of the reception department, Nakula in charge of the store
department, and Arjuna was engaged in looking after the comforts of the
elderly persons. The most astonishing feature was that Krsna, the Supreme
Personality of Godhead, took charge of washing the feet of all the incoming
guests. The Queen, the goddess of fortune Draupadi, was in charge of
administering the distribution of food, and because Karna was famous for
giving charity, he was put in charge of the charity department. In this way
Satyaki, Vikarna, Hardikya, Vidura, Bhurisrava, and Santardana, the son
of Bahlika, were all engaged in different departments for managing the
affairs of the Rajasiya sacrifice. They were all so bound in loving affection
for King Yudhisthira that they simply wanted to please him.

After Sigupala had died by the mercy of Lord Krsna and had become
merged in the spiritual existence, and after the end of the Rajasiiya yajria,
when all friends, guests and well-wishers had been sufficiently honored and
rewarded, King Yudhisthira went to bathe in the Ganges. The city of

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