Sixteen thousand ladies had been wedded to Vasudeva. Indeed, as soon as they beheld Arjuna arrive, they uttered a loud cry of sorrow.
षोडशस्त्रीसहस्राणि वासुदेवपरिग्रहः। तासमासीन्महान् नादो दृष्टैवार्जुनमागतम्॥