[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Epic, Poetry, Drama & Narrative](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit) › [The Mahābhārata and its versions](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata) › [The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa) › 1.57.25 # The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.57.25 Mahābhārata 1.57.25 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.57.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.57.25) evaṃ mahātmanā tena mahendreṇa narādhipa | vasuḥ prītyā maghavatā mahārājo'bhisatkṛtaḥ || 25 || > "King Vasu was thus blessed by the gratified Maghavat, the high-souled chief of the gods. Indeed, those men who cause this festivity of Sakra to be observed with gifts of land, of gems and precious stones, become the respected of the world. And king Vasu, the lord of Chedis bestowing boons and performing great sacrifices and observing the festivity of Sakra, was much respected by Indra. And from Chedi he ruled the whole world virtuously. And for the gratification of Indra, Vasu, the lord of the Chedis, observed the festivity of Indra. > — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa - [Previous: 1.57.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.57.24) - [Next: 1.57.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.57.26) - [Up: 1.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.57) ## Translations (1) - [The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa~en-ganguli.1.63.5) — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English ## Other recensions (2) - [Southern recension](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*southern.1.64.39) — Sanskrit - [Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa*vulgate.1.63.26) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.57.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.lit.mahabharata.vyasa.1.57.25) · Pramāṇa