As a female elephant follows the leader of a herd so Krishna cheerfully followed him, catching hold of his deer skin. Being unable of bearing that sight the assembled kings rose up in anger and advanced to fight.
कृष्णा प्रगृह्याजिनमन्वयात् तं नागं यथा नागवधूः प्रहृष्टा। अमृष्यमाणेषु नराधिपेषु क्रुद्धेषु वै तत्र समापतत्सु॥