On account of your coming here, Mahendra had convened a large and charming assembly in which great festivities of heaven were held. O best of men, there came all the Rudras, the Adityas. A large member of great Rishis, also royal sages, the Siddhas, the Charanas, the Yakshas and the great Nagas. When all those (celestials) as effulgent as the fire or the sun or the moon took their seats according to their rank, honour and prowess. The Gandharvas, O son of Shakra (Indra), O large-eyed hero, began to play on the Vinas and to sing the charming songs of celestials melody. O perpetuator of the Kuru race, the chief Apsaras also began to dance. O Partha, you had looked at me only once with a steadfast gaze.