Virata said: "Here, I grant you whatever boon you desire. Rule over the Matsyas -- I am at your command. Skillful gamblers and dice-players are always dear to me, and you, godlike one, deserve a kingdom." Yudhishthira said: "Lord of the people, let no harm come from a dispute carried too far. Let there be nothing base in Matsya; let no one who has lost to me be forced to surrender his wealth. By your grace, let this be my boon." Virata said: "If anyone does you an unkindness, I shall strike him down though he be otherwise inviolable; and brahmins who wrong you I shall banish from the realm. Let the people of the country gathered here hear this: Kanka shall be as much a master in my land as I am myself. You shall be my friend, abundant in garments, in food and drink. Look upon everything, within and without, at all times -- I have thrown open the door to you. Should any, worn down by want, speak against you, always report their words to me. All this I shall grant without fail; in my presence, you have nothing to fear."