Puranic Encyclopaedia: A Comprehensive Dictionary with Special Reference to the Epic and Puranic Literature c5.1200

c5.1200

11) *Duryodhana's Viṣṇu yajña.* At this juncture Duryodhana thought of performing a Rājasūya for which he invited brahmins to the palace. After bestowing much thought on the subject the brahmins pointed out that there was no sanction for Duryodhana to conduct a Rājasūya as his elders, Dhṛtarāṣṭra and Dharmaputra were still alive. At the same time they pointed out that there was another Yajña called Viṣṇu Yajña as efficacious as Rājasūya which Duryodhana was competent to perform. Accordingly Duryodhana performed the Viṣṇu yajña and earned reputation among evil monarchs. (M.B. Vana Parva, Chapters 256, 257).