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In the Harivamsha Purana, both sides, with their faces contorted in anger, challenged each other and prepared for battle. The kings, with their brows furrowed in anger, were ready to fight. Elephants clashed with elephants, horses with horses, chariots with chariots, and foot soldiers with foot soldiers. The sound of the bows, the roar of the chariots, the trumpeting of the elephants, and the lion-like roars of the warriors filled all ten directions. Seeing the enemy's strength, which was capable of destroying their own forces, the leaders of the Nemiparthe army, bearing the banners of the bull, the elephant, and the monkey, prepared to fight. Knowing the intentions of Krishna, they were ready to fight and break through the Chakravyuha formation. Nemishvara blew his conch, the Shakra, which filled the enemy with fear. Prithaputra (Arjuna) blew his conch, the Devadatta, and the commander, Anavrushti, blew his conch, the Balahaka. Hearing the sound of the conches, which filled the entire sky, the Pandava army was filled with great enthusiasm, while the enemy army was filled with great fear. The commander, Anavrushti, broke through the center of the Chakravyuha, Nemishvara broke through the southern part, and Arjuna broke through the northwestern part, all within a moment. The commander, Anavrushti, faced Jarasandha's commander, Hiranyanakha, Nemishvara faced Rukmi, and the valiant Duryodhana faced Arjuna. Then, a great battle ensued between these heroes, who were filled with pride and rained down all five types of weapons. Narade, the lover of conflict, stood in the sky with a group of Apsaras, showering flowers and dancing with joy. Nemishvara, with a shower of arrows, brought down Rukmi, who had fought for a long time, and scattered thousands of enemy kings in the battle. Similarly, the brothers, like Samudravijaya, and their sons, reached the battlefield and sent the enemies to their deaths. The sons of Rama and Krishna, who rained down countless arrows, played at will among the enemies, like clouds pouring down heavy rain on mountains. Who can describe the battle that took place between the Pandavas, with their sons, and the sons of Dhritarashtra?