Disclaimer: This translation does not guarantee complete accuracy, please confirm with the original page text.
## The Most Auspicious Festival
### 163
While everyone was lost in slumber at midnight, the glorious Shatrughna, having attained great prosperity, returned and entered the gates of Mathura. ||56||
Shatrughna was like a yogi, the gates were like a heap of dust, and Mathura was like a land of attainment, beautiful and delightful. ||57||
"Victory to Shatrughna, the son of Dasharatha!" A great roar arose from the mouths of the people, praising him. ||58||
Just as the people of Lanka were filled with fear and anxiety when Angada arrived, so too were the people of Mathura filled with fear and anxiety when they learned of the city's invasion by the enemy. ||59||
The women, their eyes trembling with fear and their hearts filled with anxiety, felt their unborn children stir within them. ||60||
Awakened by the loud clamor, the brave warriors, fearless like lions, rose up instantly. ||61||
Shatrughna, with his immense strength, destroyed the enemy forces with a mere sound, and entered the home of King Madhu. ||62||
There, he stood, protected by his divine weapons, guarding the armory. He was pleased and had achieved his rightful success. ||63||
With his sweet and charming words, he comforted everyone, and they all abandoned their fear. ||64||
Knowing that Shatrughna had entered Mathura, Madhusundara, with his great strength, emerged from his garden, filled with rage like Ravana. ||65||
Just as a soul protected by a sage cannot be touched by delusion, so too could King Madhu not enter the place protected by Shatrughna. ||66||
Though Madhu tried various ways to enter Mathura, he was unable to do so. He was without a weapon, but despite his pride, he did not seek peace with Shatrughna. ||67||
Unable to bear the sight of the enemy's arrogant army, Shatrughna's cavalrymen rode out from their ranks. ||68||
As the battle began, Shatrughna's entire army arrived, and the two armies, like vast oceans, clashed. ||69||
Chariots, elephants, and foot soldiers, all equipped with various weapons, clashed with each other, their speed and power unmatched. ||70||