Drona continued Thereupon Brahman addressing Vishnu standing by his side, as also the other foremost of celestials headed by Indra, spoke to them that were are depressed, these words, all perfectly true.
अथ पार्श्वे स्थितं विष्णुं शक्रादींश्च सुरोत्तमान्। प्राह तथ्यमिदं वाक्यं विषण्णान् सुरसत्तमान्॥