Shloka 12
Pauṇḍraka’s False Vāsudeva Claim, His Death, and the Burning of Vārāṇasī by Sudarśana
तस्य काशीपतिर्मित्रं पार्ष्णिग्राहोऽन्वयान्नृप । अक्षौहिणीभिस्तिसृभिरपश्यत् पौण्ड्रकं हरि: ॥ १२ ॥ शङ्खार्यसिगदाशार्ङ्गश्रीवत्साद्युपलक्षितम् । बिभ्राणं कौस्तुभमणिं वनमालाविभूषितम् ॥ १३ ॥ कौशेयवाससी पीते वसानं गरुडध्वजम् । अमूल्यमौल्याभरणं स्फुरन्मकरकुण्डलम् ॥ १४ ॥
tasya kāśī-patir mitraṁ pārṣṇi-grāho ’nvayān nṛpa akṣauhiṇībhis tisṛbhir apaśyat pauṇḍrakaṁ hariḥ
Rakan Paundraka, Raja Kashi, mengikuti di belakang, wahai Raja, mengetuai barisan belakang dengan tiga divisyen akshauhini. Sri Krishna melihat bahawa Paundraka membawa lambang Tuhan sendiri, seperti kerang, cakera, pedang dan belantan, dan juga busur Sarnga tiruan dan tanda Srivatsa. Dia memakai permata Kaustubha palsu, dihiasi dengan kalungan bunga hutan dan berpakaian sutera kuning halus. Panjinya menanggung imej Garuda, dan dia memakai mahkota berharga dan anting-anting berbentuk jerung yang berkilauan.
Śrīla Prabhupāda comments in Kṛṣṇa: “When the two kings came before Lord Kṛṣṇa to oppose Him, Kṛṣṇa saw Pauṇḍraka face to face for the first time.”