Devanagari scriptकाशिराजबलं चैव क्षयं नीत्वा जनार्दनः उवाच पौण्ड्रकं मूढम् आत्मचिह्नोपलक्षणम् //
TranslationSloka ke-21—yang tampak hanya nomor; tanpa teks, terjemahan makna tidak dapat dilakukan.
Word by Wordkāśirāja-balamthe army of the king of Kāśī janārdanaḥJanārdana (Krishna/Vishnu) ātma-cihna-upalakṣaṇammarked by his own emblems 
SpeakerNarrator; sets up Janārdana’s direct speech to Pauṇḍraka.