He never deserted his father while the latter fought with his enemies. Mark, O destroyer of Madhu, he does not, even in death, leave the side of that heroic father.
पितरं नूनमाजिस्थं युद्ध्यमानं परैः सह। नाजहात् पितरं वीरमद्यापि मधुसूदन॥