You have performed the duties of a Kshatriya and obtained the Earth thornless. Follow your own duties, O son of Kunti, for then, O Bharata, you will enjoy happiness in the next world.
अवाप्तः क्षत्रधर्मस्ते राज्यं प्राप्तमकण्टकम्। रक्षस्व धर्म कौन्तेय श्रेयान् यः प्रेत्य भारत॥