Having heard the glory of the illustrious kings of old and having known their acquisition of regions of felicity by the performance of sacrifices and scared deeds, and having also thought the great sacrifice performed by the royal sage Harishchandra, the king Yudhishthira desired to make preparations for the Rajasuya sacrifice.
राजर्षीणां च तं श्रुत्वा महिमानं महात्मनाम्। यज्वनां कर्मभिः पुण्यैर्लोकप्राप्ति समीक्ष्य च॥ हरिश्चन्द्रं च राजर्षि रोचमानं विशेषतः। यज्वानं यज्ञमाहर्तुं राजसूयमियेष सः॥