O best of the Bharata race, encouraging the citizens, I thus addressed with cheerfulness king Ahuka and Anakadundubhi and also all the chief heroes of the Vrishni race, "O best of the Yadavas, stay all of you in the city with all caution.
ततोऽहं भरतश्रेष्ठ समाश्वास्य पुरे जनम्। राजानमाहुकं चैव तथैवानकदुन्दुभिम्॥ सर्वान् वृष्णिप्रवीरांश्च हर्षयन्नब्रुवं तदा। अप्रमादः सद कार्यो नगरे यादवर्षभाः॥