Bhima vanquishes Vanga and extracts tribute from coastal mlecchas
After conquering the mainland, Bhima turns to the coastal kingdoms and the ocean islands. He defeats the kings of Vanga and Tamralipta, then compels the mleccha kings of the islands to pay tribute with a flood of unimaginable wealth.
Having consolidated the mainland, Bhima’s gaze turned to the coast and the sea. He reached the region of Louhitya and attacked the kingdom of Vanga. He vanquished Samudrasena, King Chandrasena, the king of Tamralipta, and Kacha, the ruler of Vanga. He conquered the ruler of the Suhmas and all those who lived along the ocean.
But the greatest prize lay beyond the shore. The mleccha kings who ruled the islands in the ocean saw his power and chose submission over destruction. They showered the Pandava, whose spirit was boundless, with tribute—a torrent of wealth that amounted to hundreds of millions.
The riches were not just gold and silver. They sent sandalwood and aloe wood, fine garments, the best of gems and pearls, diamonds, and priceless coral. It was the wealth of the sea and the distant lands, gathered and presented to the conqueror from the interior.
His circuit of conquest complete, Bhima, terrible in valour, returned to Indraprastha. He tendered all those vast, oceanic riches to Dharmaraja, Yudhishthira, adding the treasure of the coasts and islands to the growing hoard for the rajasuya (imperial consecration).