o destroyer of Madhu, you are (ever) concerned in our welfare and we are always) at your enemy." Arjuna then replied to him (thus)-"O Madhava, through your favour, I have fulfilled the vow, which even by the celestials can with difficulty be performed. O Keshava, it is no wonder that they, who have you for their lord, will win the victory. Through your favour Yudhishthira will recover the entire earth. O descendant of Vrishnis, (as) all this is due to your power, (so) O lord, this victory is yours. O destroyer of Madhu, you are (ever) concerned in our welfare wand we are (always) at your service.” Thus spoken to Krishna with a smile, slowly guided the steeds and showed to Partha the greatly cruel field of battle.
वर्धयिष्यामि भूयस्त्वां विजितारिं हतद्विषम्। तमर्जुनः प्रत्युवाच प्रसादात् तव माधव॥ प्रतिज्ञेयं मया तीर्णा विबुधैरपि दुस्तरा। अनाश्चर्यो जयस्तेषां येषां नाथोऽसि केशव॥ त्वत्प्रसादान्महीं कृत्स्नां सम्प्राप्स्यति युधिष्ठिरः। तव प्रभावो वार्ष्णेय तवैव विजयः प्रभो। वर्धनीयास्तव वयं सदैव मधुसूदन॥ एवमुक्तस्ततः कृष्णः शनकैर्वाहयन् हयान्। दर्शयामास पार्थाय क्रूरमायोधनं महत्॥