O great king, seeing that the forest was protected by the two Krishnas, many feathery creatures of the Garuda race proudly came down from the sky with the desire of striking those two heroes Krishna and the Pandava (Arjuna) with their thunder like strong wings, breaks and claws.
कृष्णाभ्यां रक्षितं दृष्ट्वा तं च दावमहंकृताः। खमुत्पेतुर्महाराज सुपर्णाद्याः पतत्रिणः॥ गरुत्मान् वज्रसदृशैः पक्षतुण्डनखैस्तथा। प्रहर्तुकामो न्यपतदाकाशात् कृष्णपाण्डवौ॥