Episode 40 The Rajasuya Sacrifice

Krishna, Arjuna, and Bhima challenge King Jarasamdha of Magadha, and Yudhisthira prepares to fulfill the requirements for the Rajasuya Sacrifice, which will declare him emperor of the world.

Suggested Reading:

Reich, Tamar C. "Sacrificial violence and textual battles: inner textual interpretation in the Sanskrit Mahābhārata." History of Religions 41.2 (2001): 142-169.

van Buitenen, J. A. B. "On the Structure of the Sabha Parvan of the Mahibhirata." India Maior (Festschrift Gonda), ed. J. Ensink and P. Gaeffke (Leiden: EJ Brill, 1972): 68-84.