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The twenty-eighth chapter: The army, adorned with flags, went towards the banks of the Ganga, as if cleaning the sky, which was covered with dust from the forest, with the clothes of the flags. ||20|| The armies of the great king Bharat crossed many rivers flowing towards the Ganga, which were like the state of a royal family, because just as the state of a royal family is difficult to enter, so are these rivers difficult to enter, and just as the state of a royal family is full of great acceptance, so are these rivers full of large crocodiles. ||21|| The wealthy king Bharat, while on his way, crossed many countries, rivers, mountains, forests, forts, and mines, etc. ||22|| Looking into the impenetrable forests, devoid of the movement of cows and other animals, the lord Bharat seemed to be trying for a moment to mend the holes in the earth. ||23|| On the way, many kings, frightened, were bowing to Bharat, thinking that this country belongs to the holder of the scepter. ||24|| The enemies of the great king Bharat, without any effort, became submissive on the way, so he never had to say, "O king, wear the jewel of the chakra, and O charioteer, drive the chariot." ||25|| Many other kings, desiring to conquer, were unable to fight Bharat in battle, so they were hitting his feet with their crowns under the pretext of prostration. ||26|| Just as the great king Bharat possessed power in his own kingdom, so he possessed power in the kingdoms of his enemies - he took away their land (विगत भूर्येषां तेषां भावः विभुत्वम्), and just as he delighted the kings in his own kingdom, so he delighted the earth in the kingdoms of his enemies. ||27||
The army was going by many routes. ||19||