Kṛṣṇa’s Departure, Auspicious Omens, and the Opening of the Uttaṅka Dialogue (कृष्णप्रयाण-निमित्त-उत्तङ्कसंवाद-प्रारम्भः)
रथे सुभद्रामधिरोप्य भाविनीं युधिष्ठिरस्पानुमते जनार्दन: । पितृष्वसुश्चापि तथा महाभुजो विनिर्ययौ पौरजनाभिसंवृत:
With Yudhiṣṭhira’s consent, Janārdana, the mighty-armed one, seated the noble Subhadrā upon the chariot; and with his aunt Kuntī as well, he departed the city, surrounded by its citizens.
युधिषछ्िर उवाच