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The Sixth Chapter
While the exchange of pleasantries between the two continued, Pushpottar arrived with a massive army. ||27|| Kirti-Shukla then looked up at the sky, which was filled with a multitude of Vidyadharas, radiating a brilliant light. ||28|| The army, with its fearsome weapons like swords and spears, and the thunderous roar, seemed to be shaking the very ground, as if it were being displaced by the gathering of celestial beings. ||29|| Seeing the northern direction filled with horses as swift as the wind, elephants like clouds, magnificent flying chariots, and lions with their manes flowing, Kirti-Shukla, with a mixture of laughter and anger, gave the order for battle to his ministers. ||30-31||
Then, overwhelmed with shame for his own wrongdoings, Srikantha, with a sense of urgency, spoke to Kirti-Shukla: ||32|| "Protect my beloved while I defeat the enemy with your support." ||33|| Hearing this, Kirti-Shukla, with a sense of righteousness, replied: "It is not appropriate for you to say this, having found refuge in me, the one who dispels fear." ||34|| "If this wicked man does not seek peace through diplomacy, then you will surely see him enter the jaws of Yama, guided by me." ||35|| Having reassured his sister's husband, the king sent his most valiant and wise messengers to Pushpottar. ||36|| These messengers, highly intelligent and skilled in eloquent speech, approached Pushpottar and spoke to him in turn: ||37|| "Pushpottar, Kirti-Shukla, with words placed on our lips with respect, says to you: ||38|| You are born of a noble lineage, a man of pure actions, renowned throughout the world, and a master of the scriptures. ||39|| O great intellect, what is there that we haven't already conveyed to your ears, that we should now bring to your attention?" ||40|| "Srikantha too is born of a pure lineage, like the rays of the moon, wealthy, humble, handsome, and endowed with all virtues." ||41||