On account of your coming here, Mahendra had convened a large and charming assembly in which great festivities of heaven were held. O best of men, there came all the Rudras, the Adityas. A large member of great Rishis, also royal sages, the Siddhas, the Charanas, the Yakshas and the great Nagas. When all those (celestials) as effulgent as the fire or the sun or the moon took their seats according to their rank, honour and prowess. The Gandharvas, O son of Shakra (Indra), O large-eyed hero, began to play on the Vinas and to sing the charming songs of celestials melody. O perpetuator of the Kuru race, the chief Apsaras also began to dance. O Partha, you had looked at me only once with a steadfast gaze.
उपस्थाने महेन्द्रस्य वर्तमाने मनोरमे। तवागमनतो वृत्ते स्वर्गस्य परमोत्सवे॥ रुद्राणां चैव सांनिध्यमादित्यानां च सर्वशः। समागमेऽश्विनोश्चैव वसूनां च नरोत्तम॥ महर्षीणां च संघेषु राजर्षिप्रवरेषु च। सिद्धचारणयक्षेषु महोरगगणेषु च॥ उपविष्टेषु सर्वेषु स्थानमानप्रभावतः। ऋद्ध्या प्रज्वलमानेषु अग्निसोमार्कवर्मसु॥ वीणासु वाद्यमानासु गन्धर्वैः शक्रनन्दन। दिव्ये मनोरमे गेये प्रवृत्ते पृथुलोचन॥ सर्वाप्सरःसु मुख्यासु प्रनृत्तासु कुरूद्वह। त्वं किलानिमिषः पार्थ मामेकां तत्र दृष्टवान्।॥