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## Twenty-Eighth Chapter
39
The Dharma Nayakas, who have destroyed all their karmic bonds, are always victorious. You, having become victorious in Dharma, will conquer all by their grace. ||61||
The gods reside in your devotional abode. This is the time for you to conquer them. This was proclaimed loudly. ||62||
Then, surrounded by a few heroes, the Chakravarti Bharat ascended the Ganga-Dwaraka Vedi. ||63||
The Chakravarti did not consider that Ganga-Dwaraka Vedi as merely an entrance to the ocean, but also as a gateway to the fulfillment of his mission. ||64||
The Chakravarti, adorned with auspicious attire, looked magnificent as he ascended the Vedi, just like the auspiciousness of the marriage ceremony of Vijayashri. ||65||
Considering this Vedi as the Vedi of his own courtyard, Bharat looked at the ocean with the wisdom of a "Kulyabuddhi" (one who considers a large body of water as a small stream). Meaning: Bharat, with his immense power, considered the Ganga Vedi as if it were the Vedi of his own courtyard, and the vast ocean as a small canal. ||66||
He ascended that vast Vedi as if he were ascending his own vow, and he considered the ocean as if he had already reached its other shore. ||67||
From that Vedi, he saw the ocean, where waves were constantly surging, crossing the shores, being whipped by the wind, and roaring as if in fear of being crossed. With its wave-like arms, it was offering him an Arghya (offering) of water mixed with pearls and Akshatas (unhusked rice), as it had released small particles of water containing precious gems on the shore. ||68||
The ocean, with its countless conch shells, had conquered all the islands, was boundless, and could not be crossed or disturbed by anyone. It was mimicking the army of Bharat, which also had countless conch shells, had conquered all the islands, was boundless, and could not be crossed or disturbed by anyone. The ocean, with its foamy waves, was like a person suffering from epilepsy, uncontrollable and impossible to hold. ||70||
The priest, after giving a sacred blessing and wearing auspicious garments, read the following verse: ||60||