Aśvamedha-saṃbhāra: Return of the Horse, Auspicious Timing, and Construction of the Yajña Enclosure
युयुधानेन सहित: प्रद्मुम्नेन गदेन च । निशठेनाथ साम्बेन तथैव कृतवर्मणा
yuyudhānena sahitaḥ pradyumnena gadena ca | niśaṭhenātha sāmbena tathaiva kṛtavarmaṇā ||
毗湿摩波耶那说:与尤尤陀那(萨底耆)同行,又有普拉丢摩那与迦陀,并尼沙吒、三婆以及克利多跋摩那——这些众生中最为杰出的弗利施尼族人,奉薄伽梵圣奎师那与婆罗提婆为首,前来拜见尤提士提罗。
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Even after victory and upheaval, dharma is upheld through humility, proper honor, and collective responsibility: leaders and allies approach the righteous king in an orderly, respectful manner, placing the highest-worthy figures at the forefront.
Vaiśampāyana narrates that the Vṛṣṇi heroes—Sātyaki, Pradyumna, Gada, Niśaṭha, Sāmba, and Kṛtavarman—come to Yudhiṣṭhira, with Kṛṣṇa and Baladeva leading them, indicating a formal visit of support and counsel in the Ashvamedha context.