Then smiling Partha said to him-"What friendly follower I had, O hero, while fighting with the powerful Gandharvas on the occasion of Ghoshayatra? Who was my friend while fighting at a terrible battle at Khandava with so many celestials and Danavas? Who was my friend, when I fought for the celestials with the powerful Nivatakavachas and the Paulamas? And who was my friend when I fought with the numberless kings at the Svayamvara of the princess of Panchala? Learning the art of fighting from the preceptor Drona, Shakra, Vaishravana, Yama, Varuna, Agni, Kripa, Krishna of Madhu's race and the holder of trident why shall I not fight with these? Drive this car speedily-and let the fears of your heart be removed.
उवाच पार्थो मा भैषीः प्रहस्य स्वनवत् तदा।३५॥ युध्यमानस्य मे वीर गन्धर्वैः सुमहाबलैः। सहायो घोषयात्रायां कस्तदाऽऽसीत्सखा मम॥ तथा प्रतिभये तस्मिन् देवदानवसंकुले। खाण्डवे युध्यमानस्य कस्तदाऽऽसीत्सखा मम॥ निवातकवचैः सार्धं पौलोमैश्च महाबलैः। युध्यतो देवराजार्थे कः सहायस्तदाभवत्॥ स्वयंवरे तु पाञ्चाल्या राजभिः सह संयुगे। युध्यतो बहुभिस्तात कः सहायस्तदाभवत्॥ उपजीव्य गुरुं द्रोणं शक्रं वैश्रवणं यमम्। वरुणं पावकं चैव कृपं कृष्णं च माधवम्॥ पिनाकपाणिनं चैव कथमेतान् न योधये। रथं वाहय मे शीघ्रं व्येतु ते मानसो ज्वरः॥