While going thus, armed with mace and clad in armour, the celestial in the sky applauded him, saying-Excellent, excellent! Sceing the Kuru king, the Charanas became filled with delight. Surrounding by the Pandavas, your son, the Kuru king proceeded, like an infuriate elephant. All the points of the compass were filled with the blare of conchs and the sounds of drums and the leonine roars of heroes.
तथाऽऽयान्तं गदाहस्तं वर्मणा चापि दंशितम्। अन्तरिक्षचरा देवाः साधु साध्वित्यपूजयन्॥ वातिकाचारणा ये तु दृष्ट्वा ते हर्षमागताः। स पाण्डवैः परिवृतः कुरुराजस्तवात्मजः॥ मत्तस्येव गजेन्द्रस्य गतिमास्थाय सोऽव्रजत्। ततः शङ्खनिनादेन भेरीणां च महास्वनैः॥ सिंहनादैश्च शूराणां दिशः सर्वाः प्रपूरिताः।