Yudhishthira said: 'He to whom Agni once came in the form of a brahmin, wishing to burn the Khandava forest, together with Dasharha -- this Kaunteya Dhananjaya, mighty in strength, mighty-armed, the unconquered descendant of Kuru -- what deed will he do? He who reached that forest, satisfied Pavaka, conquered Indra with a single chariot, and slew serpents and rakshasas -- Arjuna, the best among those who oppose in battle, what will he do? As the sun is the best of those that blaze, the brahmin the best among the two-footed, the venomous serpent among snakes, fire among the radiant, the thunderbolt among weapons, the bull among cows, the ocean among bodies of water, the raincloud among those that pour down water, Dhritarashtra among nagas, Airavata among elephants, a son among the beloved, a wife among friends -- so the young Gudakesha is the best among all archers. He is not lesser than Indra and Vasudeva, o Bharata -- the bearer of Gandiva, the owner of white horses, Bibhatsu: what will he do? Having lived five years in the house of the thousand-eyed one, he obtained divine weapons and shone with a divine form. I consider him the twelfth Rudra and the thirteenth among the Adityas; his two long arms, right and left, are roughened from the blow of the bowstring, like a yoke upon oxen. As Himavan is the best among mountains, the ocean among rivers, Shakra among the gods, Havyavat among the Vasus, the tiger among beasts, and Garuda among birds, so Arjuna is the best among those who take up arms. What, then, will he do?'