O best of the Bharata race, then Janardana (Krishna) thus spoke to that invincible hero Gudakesha standing in the midst of his troops.
अनीकमध्ये तिष्ठन्तं राजपुत्रं दुरासदम्। अब्रवीद् भरतश्रेष्ठः गुडाकेशं जनार्दनः॥