Vaishampayana said : Then thus eulogised by Krishna the lord, fond of his votaries, the god of gods, the lord of the universe, Kesava of mysterious movements, percieving Draupadi's difficulty and leaving Rukmani on the bed him, came there quickly.
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं स्तुतस्तदा देवः कृष्णया भक्तवत्सलः। द्रौपद्याः संकटं ज्ञात्वा देवदेवो जगत्पतिः॥ पार्श्वस्थां शयने त्यक्त्वा रुक्मिणी केशवः प्रभुः। तत्राजगाम त्वरितो ह्यचिन्त्यगतिरीश्वरः॥