O king of kings, the news had been brought to him by spies that the Suta's son (Karna) had aken the vow to kill Vijaya (Arjuna).
भूयश्च चारै राजेन्द्र प्रवृत्तिरुपपादिता। प्रतिज्ञा सूतपुत्रस्य विजयस्य वधं प्रति॥