Thus passed the thirteenth part of a day. Then Indra and Yama appeared before Yudhishthira where he stood in anguish. When they came, the darkness rolled away and the horrid sights disappeared. The sinners and their suffering were no more to be seen. A fragrant breeze blew as Yama, the god of dharma,Smiled on his son Yudhishthira.

"Wisest of men, this is the third time I have tested you. You chose to remain in hell for the sake of your brothers. It is inevitable that kings and rulers must go through hell if only for a while. So it was that for the thirtieth part of a day you too were doomed to suffer the pangs of hell.

Neither the illustrious Savyasachi nor your beloved brother Bhima is really in hell. Nor Karna, the do not just, nor any one else who you thought had been consigned to suffering. It was an illusion designed to test you. This is not hell-but swara. Do you not see their Narada whose peregrinations cover the three worlds? Cease grieving."