Vaishampayana said: O descendant of Bharata, having consulted with each other and after receiving Yudhishthira's permission, Partha (Arjuna) and Govinda (Krishna) in company with their friends set out (for the Yamuna).
वैशंपायन उवाच आमन्त्र्य तौ धर्मराजमनुज्ञाष्य च भारत। जग्मतुः पार्थगोविन्दौ सुहृज्जनवृतौ ततः॥