My dignity will be celebrated in the three worlds.’  Hearing these words of Santanu’s son, Krishna rushing impetuously towards him said, ’Thou art the root of this great slaughter on earth.  Thou wilt behold Duryodhana slain to-day.  A wise minister who treadeth in the path of righteousness should restrain a king that is addicted to the evil of gambling.  That wretch again of his race who transgresseth duty should be abandoned as one whose intelligence hath been misdirected by destiny.—­The royal Bhishma, hearing these words, replied unto the chief of the Yadus, saying,—­Destiny is all powerful.  The Yadus, for their benefit, had abandoned Kansa.  I said this to the king (Dhritarashtra) but he minded it not.  The listener that hath no benefit to receive becometh, for (his own) misery, of perverted understanding through (the influence of destiny).’  Meanwhile, jumping down from his car, Partha, himself of massive and long arms, quickly ran on foot after that chief of Yadu’s race possessed of massive and long arms, and seized him by his two hands.  That first of all gods devoted in self, Krishna, was excited with rage.  And therefore, though thus seized, Vishnu forcibly dragged Jishnu after him, like a tempest bearing away a single tree.  The high-souled Partha, however, seizing them with great force his legs as he was proceeding at a quick pace towards Bhishma, succeeded, O king, in stopping him with difficulty at the tenth step.  And when Krishna stopped, decked as he was with a beautiful garland of gold, cheerfully bowed down to him and said, ’Quell this wrath of thine.  Thou art the refuge of the Pandavas, O Kesava.  I swear, O Kesava, by my sons and uterine brothers that I will not withdraw from the acts to which I have pledged myself.  O younger brother of Indra, at thy command I will certainly annihilate the Kurus.’  Hearing that promise and oath of his, Janardana became gratified.  And ever engaged as he was in doing what was agreeable to Arjuna—­that best of the Kurus.—­he once more, discus on arm, mounted on his car.  And that slayer of foes once more took up those reins (that he had abandoned), and taking up his conch called Panchajanya, Saurin filled all the points of the compass and the welkin with its blare.  And thereupon beholding Krishna decked with necklace and Angada and ear-rings, with curved eye-lashes smeared with dust, and with teeth of perfect whiteness, once more take up his conch the Kuru heroes uttered a loud cry.  And the sound of cymbals and drums and kettle-drums, and the rattle of car-wheels and the noise of smaller drums, mingling with those leonine shouts, set forth from all the ranks of the Kurus, became a fierce uproar.  And the twang of Partha’s Gandiva, resembling the roll of the thunder, filled the welkin and all the quarters.  And shot from the bow of Pandu’s son, bright and blazing shafts proceeded in all directions.  Then the Kuru king, with a large force, and with Bhishma and Bhurisravas also, arrow in hand, and resembling