गदायुद्ध-समारम्भः
Commencement of the Mace-Duel Proceedings
आजगामाथ तं॑ देशं यत्र रामो व्यवस्थित: । इस प्रकार वे लोग वहीं ठहरे हुए थे, तबतक देवर्षि भगवान् नारद भी उनके पास उसी स्थानपर आ पहुँचे, जहाँ बलरामजी विराजमान थे
ājagāmātha taṁ deśaṁ yatra rāmo vyavasthitaḥ |
Vaiśaṃpāyana said: Then he came to that very region where Rāma (Balarāma) was staying. As they remained there, the divine seer Nārada also arrived at that place and approached Balarāma—showing that even amid the turmoil of war, higher counsel and moral perspective descend to guide events.
वैशम्पायन उवाच