Looking at Krishna and the Pandavas and also at Duryodhana of Kuru's race who was standing there armed with mace, Rama then said-"Two and forty days have passed since I left home. I had set out under the constellation Pushya and have come back under Shravana. I am desirous, O Madhava, of witnessing this encounter with the mace between these two disciples of mine."
अब्रवीच तदा रामो दृष्ट्वा कृष्णं सपाण्डवम्। दुर्योधनं च कौरव्यं गदापाणिमवस्थितम्॥ चत्वारिंशदहान्यद्य द्वे च मे निःसृतस्य वै। पुष्येण सम्प्रयातोऽस्मि श्रवणे पुनरागतः॥ शिष्ययोर्वै गदायुद्ध द्रष्टकामोऽस्मि माधव।