After Krishna's departure the Pandavas approached Vyasadeva, who had not yet left. Yudhisthira asked him if the sacrifice had been successful. The rishi replied, "O Kuru child, this sacrifice will yield great results for thirteen years. You shall be the undisputed emperor of this wide earth, but at the end of that period you will be the cause of a war which will rid the world of kshatriyas."
