Verse 7

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The laughter in the hall· Verses 7–12

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Hearing that boast of Paundraka, who had little sense in him, Ugrasena and the others in the hall laughed out loud. When the joking talk was over the Bhagavan said to the messenger: Fool, I will let loose upon you those marks you brag about. Ignorant man, you will lie there killed with your face covered by them, ringed by herons and vultures and vata birds, and you will be a refuge for dogs. The messenger carried all that abuse back to his master. And Krsna mounted his chariot and went up against Kasi. Paundraka, learning of that setting-out, being himself a great chariot-fighter, went quickly out of the city with two divisions joined to him.

His friend the lord of Kasi came behind him to guard his heel, king, with three divisions. And Hari saw Paundraka: