Kripa said, “By good luck, O thou of unfading glory, thy heart is set today on vengeance.  The wielder of the thunder himself will not succeed in dissuading thee today.  Both of us, however, shall accompany thee in the morning.  Putting off thy armour and taking down thy standard, take rest for this night.  I shall accompany thee, as also Kritavarma of the Satvata race, clad in mail and riding on our cars, while thou shalt proceed against the foe.  United with ourselves, thou shalt slay the foes, the Pancalas with all their followers, tomorrow in press of battle, putting forth thy prowess, O foremost of car-warriors!  If thou puttest forth thy prowess, thou art quite competent to achieve that fear!  Take rest, therefore, for this night.  Thou hast kept thyself awake for many a night.  Having rested and slept, and having become quite refreshed, O giver of honours, encounter the foe in battle!  Thou shalt then slay the enemy, without doubt.  No one, not even Vasava amongst the gods, would venture to vanquish thee armed with foremost of weapons, O first of car-warriors!  Who is there that would, even if he be the chief of the gods himself, fight Drona’s son, when the latter proceeds, accompanied by Kripa and protected by Kritavarma?  Therefore, having rested and slept this night and shaken off fatigue, we shall slay the foe tomorrow morning!  Thou art a master of celestial weapons.  I also am so, without doubt.  This hero of Satvata’s race is a mighty bowman, always skilled in battle.  All of us, uniting together, O son, shall succeed in slaying our assembled foes in battle by putting forth our might.  Great shall be our happiness then!  Dispelling thy anxieties, rest for this night and sleep happily!  Myself and Kritavarma, both armed with bows and capable of scorching our enemies, will, clad in mail, follow thee, O best of men, while thou shalt proceed on thy car against the enemy.  Proceeding to their camp and proclaiming thy name in battle, thou shalt then make a great slaughter of the foe.  Tomorrow morning, in broad daylight, having caused a great slaughter among them thou shalt sport like Shakra after the slaughter of great asuras.  Thou art quite competent to vanquish the army of the Pancalas in battle like the slayer of the danavas in vanquishing in rage the danava host.  United with myself in battle and protected by Kritavarma, thou art incapable of being withstood by the wielder of the thunderbolt himself.

Neither I, O son, nor Kritavarma, will ever retreat from battle without having vanquished the Pandavas!  Having slain the angry Pancalas along with the Pandavas, we shall come away, or slain by them, we shall proceed to heaven.  By every means in our power, we two shall render thee assistance in battle tomorrow morning.  O thou of mighty arms, I tell thee the truth, O sinless one!”