With a calm and steady mind, you are instructed to remain in your place, honoring all that brings auspiciousness. A promise is made: once Tāraka is vanquished, your companion will return to your side. In the sacred city of Hari, Velā, a woman of great virtue, resided. Meanwhile, powerful beings descended from the portion of Krishna began to arrive. Though the king was held dear, the portion of Krishna was viewed unfavorably, O king. These mighty ones, together with the king’s cunning sons and with Tāraka and other formidable warriors, approached their master. Using deceit, they spoke words that pleased him, urging, “You ought to accompany me to him.” Upon hearing these dreadful words, sorrow filled the hearts of all present. Having spoken thus, the mighty ones from Krishna’s line openly lamented, their cries echoing. Anger surged within them, and in that moment, they composed a harsh letter. The king of the earth had the letter read out according to proper custom, but its contents plunged him into anxious thoughts and robbed him of peaceful sleep. Armies began to gather: twenty-four lakhs of valiant warriors, accompanied by their kings, assembled. King Parimala, too, arrived with his own force of sixteen lakhs. They set up their camps at the holy site of Syamantapanchaka. All the mighty Kauravas gathered on the banks of the Ganga. There, after performing the Kartika bath and giving abundant gifts, King Lahar, lord of the Vishvaksenas, arrived, honored by the same name as he had borne in his previous birth. The assembly grew: Dussaha, Dusshala, Jalasanha, Samaha, and Saha; Durmarshana, Dushkarna, Somakirti, and Anudara; the king of the Tomara line and the lord of Bahlika. Chitropachitra, Chitraksha, Charuchitra, and Sharasana joined them. Their portions were successively born as sons of Abhinandana: Sunanda, Surananda, Prananda, and Kauravanshaka. Maya Varma, the mighty king from the Parihara lineage, arrived, along with Durmada, Durvigaha, Nanda, and Vikatanana. Urnanabha, Sunabha, and Upananda—whose portions were born as sons of the lord of Anga—were also present. Matta, Pramatta, Unmatta, Sumatta, and Durmada came, followed by Mulavarma, the king of the Shukla lineage. Ayobahu, Mahabahu, Chitranga, and Chitrakundala arrived, as did Dridhavarma and Dridhakshatra, who had been Kauravas in a former birth. Bala, Prabala, Subala, Balavan, and Bali joined, accompanied by Kaikaya of the lunar dynasty, whose army numbered a hundred thousand. Bhimavega, Bhimabala, Balaki, and Balavardhana came, alongside Jarasandha and Satyasandha, both Kauravas in their previous birth. Kama, Prakama, Samkama, Nishkama, and Nirapatrapa joined them. Nagavarma, the king of the Naga lineage, arrived as well. By the same names as in their former birth, the Kauravas were known upon the earth. Ugrashrava, Ugrasena, Senani, and Dushparayana, along with Dridhahasta and Suhasta, sons of Nagavarma, assembled. Madrakesha, descended from the Tomara lineage, also arrived. Thus, the gathering of mighty kings and warriors at the holy place was complete, each bearing the name and legacy of their former birth, united on the banks of the sacred Ganga.