And the earth appeared to have six suns on account of the presence of the heroic Pandavas. Then for the just king Yudhishthira sent to the forest his greatly powerful and heroic brother Savyasachin (Arjuna), dearer to him than life itself.
षट्सूर्येवाभवत्पृथ्वी पाण्डवैः सत्यविक्रमः। ततो निमित्ते कस्मिंश्चिद्धर्मराजो युधिष्ठिरः॥ वनं प्रस्थापयामास तेजस्वी सत्यविक्रमः। प्राणेभ्योऽपि प्रियतरं भ्रातरं सव्यसाचिनम्॥