(O janamejaya!) The prominent among the women there (at the city of blood - shoNitapura), were struck by a wonderous event. On the twelfth day of the fifteen days of moon’s increase in the month of vishAkha, as the most beautiful woman was sleeping in her beautiful home surrounded by a group of her friends, a man, as was foretold (by the goddess), pleased the auspicious woman, in her dream.

He pleased her in her dream and also made her, who was prompted by the words of the goddess, feel as a woman who was crying writhing her body (to be free of him).

In the night, all of a sudden, she woke up, crying, with blood on her body.

Seeing her crying, her friend, chitralekhA, became afraid and spoke affectionate words about the supreme wonder.

uSha! Do not be afraid. Why do you cry, worrying? You are the daughter of the son of bali as also you are famous (for being bold). Why are you afraid?

O the one with beautiful eyebrows! Especially, you have nothing to fear in this world. O the one with beautiful body! Your father, the destroyer of deva-s in the battle is your refuge.

O auspicious woman! Get up! Get up! Let there be good to you. Do not be sad.

O the one with a beautiful face! There is nothing to fear in these types of residences.

The lord of gods, the husband of shachI along with the devas attacked several times. But he was unable to reach the city since your father vanquished him in the battle.

Your father, the best among asura-s, the son of the splendorous bali, the one with great power, creates fear for the group of deva-s.

(vaishampAyana continued: O janamejaya!) The daughter of bANa, the one with fame, the one who is not despised, who was told thus by her friend, informed her about the form (of the man) she saw in her dream.

Can I, a good woman, who was forcefully enjoyed thus, think of living?

What can I tell my father, the enemy of deva-s, the oppressor of enemies?

Death only is good for me who disgraced the race having great splendor. Now, living is not good for me.

I had a person in the dream, whom I liked. In the dream, my state was made like this, as if I was awake.

Waking up me in the night, who took me to a state like this? How can I live, if I was made like this, even though I was a maiden?

A maiden, who was the best among the good, who becomes a disgrace to the race and a destroyer of the race and loses her support, does not want to live.

(vaishampAyana continued: O janamejaya!) In this manner, uShA, the one with eyes as beautiful as the lotus flower, lamented for a long time with her eyes full of tears, surrounded by her friends.

All the friends, losing their mind (with sadness), coming together, told uShA who was weeping like an orphan, with her eyes full of tears.

O devi (uSha)! If something is done with a wicked mind, the result becomes auspicious or inauspicious. O auspicious woman! O the one with beautiful eyebrows! Wickedness has never occurred in your mind.

O beautiful woman! O auspicious woman! Even if you are consumed by union with deva-s, in the state of dream, there is no aberration from the penance of maidenhood.

O devi! No misbehavior has occurred by your deviation. O beautiful woman! Also the error committed in the dream do not exist in the human world.

O devi! The Brahmin sages, experts of dharma, say so.

The wise men say that a woman who is wicked in three ways - by mind, words or specially by action, is a sinner.

O timid woman! Also your mind is not seen as always wavering. O the one who is always celibate! Can you be a sinner by this error?

O the one with a good mind! You are faithful, having good nature. You were sleeping. Even if you came to this state in dream, no deviation from right conduct has occurred.

O beautiful woman! When woman whose mind is already wicked, becomes a sinner by action, then she is called unfaithful.

You are born in a good race, endowed with beauty and fixed in celibacy. Even then, you came to this state. Definitely the (effect of) Time cannot be overcome.

(vaishampAyana continued: O janamejaya!) The daughter of kumbhANDa told the following words in the end to the one who was told thus, who was weeping and whose eyes were covered with tears.

O the one with wide eyes! Abandon your sorrow. O the one with a beautiful face! You are not a sinner. I shall speak about the meaning of what I heard. Hear them.

Usha! O beautiful woman! Remember those words, the words spoken by the goddess when you were thinking about your husband, in the presence of the Lord of lords (shiva).

On the night of the twelfth day of the fifteen days of moon’s increase in the month of vishAkha, as you sleep in the beautiful residence, crying, the man who makes you a woman,

the valiant, the oppressor of enemies, will be your husband. Thus the goddess, who was pleased, spoke about the desire in your mind.

The words of (goddess) pArvatI will never be in vain. O the one whose face is beautiful like the moon! Then why are you weeping so much?

(vaishampAyana continued: O janamejaya!) The girl who was told thus (by her friend), then remembered the words of the goddess. The daughter of bANa (uShA), having auspicious eyes, immediately became one who lost her sadness.

O beautiful woman! I remember the words spoken by the goddess while bhava (shiva) was sporting. All that was said happened to me in the beautiful residence.

If my husband is this man as spoken by the wife (goddess) of the lord of the world (shiva), then how can he be known to me? Do something for this.

(vaishampAyana continued: O janamejaya!) When these words were spoken (by uShA), the daughter of kumbhANDa (chitralekhA), expert in the principles of meanings, again spoke suitably:

(chitralekha said) O devi (uSha)! No one knows about the race of that man, his fame or his valour. No one knows about his truth. Then why are you confused like this?

No one has seen him. No one has heard about him. O auspicious woman! You saw him in your dream. O timid one! Then how can we know about this thief who pleased you (in your dream)?

O friend! Entering the women’s quarters by his valour, the one who enjoyed you, who was crying, who is with beautiful eyes and who is mattakAshini

can never be an ordinary person. He, the oppressor of enemies, entered the world famous city alone with his own power.

The highly valiant (twelve) Aditya-s, (eight) vasu-s, (eleven) rudra-s and (two) ashvin-s of high splendor are unable to enter the city of blood.

This oppressor of enemies, who entered the city of blood, crossing bANa over (challenging bAna’s authority) is hundred times better than them.

O the one with eyes as beautiful as the lotus flower! What should the woman, whose husband is not an expert in battle like him, live for? What is the enjoyment for her?

You are fortunate. You are most blessed to get a husband, valiant equal to the god of love, by the pleasure of the goddess (pArvatI).

Hear my words on this important matter. One should know whose son he is, what his name is and what race he belongs to.

(vaishampAyana continued. O janamejaya!) Hearing these words, uShA, confused by desire, told the daughter of kumbhANDa: O friend! How will I know?

O friend! You only think. I cannot think any further. The world is concerned with its own affairs. You make me live.

Hearing the words of uShA, her friend, the daughter of kumbhANDa spoke the following words to uShA who was weeping:

(kuMbhANDa's daughtersaid) O the one with wide beautiful eyes! The divine woman chitralekha is an expert in your difficult situation. Inform her immediately.

She always knows entirely about all the three worlds. uShA who was told thus wondered with happiness.

She summoned her dear friend, the divine woman chitralekhA. With folded hands, uSha sadly spoke words.

Hearing the words spoken by uShA, she (the divine woman chitralekhA), consoled her friend, the famous daughter of bANa.

Then uShA overcome with humility, spoke these words which should not be spoken, to her friend, the divine woman chitralekhAm with love.

O beautiful woman! Hear my words, what I am telling you. If you do not bring my dear husband today,

my dear, whose eyes are as beautiful as the lotus flower, whose gait is like that of an elephant in rut, O the one with slim waist, I shall abandon my life without any delay.

(vaishampAyana continued: O janamejaya!) chitralekhA spoke these words to uShA, slowly, making her happy. O beautiful woman who observes good vows! I do not know about this.

O friend! I do not know the race, cast, behavior or form, nor do I know the land of that love thief.

Even then I will do what can be done with my intellect which is suitable. Hear my words so that your desire is accomplished.

The best among deva-s, demons, yakSha-s, gandharva-s, serpents and rAkShasa-s with splendor, form as well as race,

all those with splendor, O friend, shall be drawn by me. I will also draw the best, world famous men in the human world,

O timid one, within seven nights and show them to you. Then you can know the husband shown at your feet.

uShA who was told thus by chitralekhA (the divine woman) for her interest told her dear friend chitralekhA: you may do so.

Then, saying that I will draw all with the skill of my hand, the sparkling chitralekhA drew the pictures of all those prominent, within seven nights.

Then opening the pictures she herself drew, chitralekhA showed them specially to uShA as well as her friends.

(chitralekhA said) The pictures of the prominent among all the races of deva-s, demons, kiMnara-s, serpents, yakSha-s, rAkShasa-s, gandharva-s, asura-s, daitya-s and other serpents and the best among the men are here.

See all of them as they are drawn by me.

O friend! Your husband is in which form I have drawn? Find out the one whom you saw in your dream.

Then the beautiful woman (uShA) saw all of them in the order of the groups of deva-s, demons , gandharva-s and vidyAdhara-s.

Leaving all of them, she saw all the yAdava-s, starting with the son of yadu (kR^iShNa).

Seeing aniruddha with her eyes wide open with wonder, uShA told her friend chitralekhA: O friend! This is that (love) thief,

who disgraced me before, who was in my beautiful residence, in the dream. I know him by his form. From where is this thief of love?

O chitralekha! Tell me about him, O the one who sparkles! Tell me all truth. O beautiful woman! What is his race, habits, character and name?

Afterwards, I shall decide on this matter.

He is the grandson of kR^iShNa, the lord of the three worlds, the one with intellect, your husband, O the one with wide open eyes, the highly valiant son of pradyumna.

There is no one in the three worlds, who is similar to him in valiance. Pulling the mountains, he strikes and breaks the mountains.

You are fortunate and blessed since the prominent yAdava, a very good person, was given to you as husband by the wife of the three eyed lord.

O the one with wide eyes! You only are there. O the one with beautiful face! Make us meet. I have no other refuge. Be a refuge to me, who has no refuge.

You can travel through the sky. You are yoked with yoga. You can take any form as you desire. Find a method by your skill and bring my dear here.

O timid one! Think about a method, considering the comfort of your dear (friend). O beautiful woman! Proceed to achieve this with your intellect.

The friend who helps in danger is the (real) friend, so say the wise. O the one with beautiful hair! I am struck by desire. Be the savior of my life.

O the one with wide eyes! If you do not bring my husband who is similar to deva-s quickly to me today, O auspicious woman! I will abandon my life.

(vaishampAyana continued. O janamejaya!) Hearing the words of uShA, chitralekhA spoke these words. O auspicious woman! My words deserve to be heard, O one with a clean smile!

O devi! Like the city of bANa is always protected, O timid one! The city of dvAraka is also protected. It is difficult to enter by deva-s as well.

Protected by iron doors and having secret entrances, that city is protected by the vR^iShNi princes as also by the residents of dvAraka.

The city, surrounded by waters all around and constructed by vishvakarma is protected by terrifying men by the order of padmanAbha (The one who has lotus on his navel, viShNu - kR^iShNa)

With mountain like fort and trenches, the path is difficult to cross. There are seven forts and mountains decorated with minerals.

Without knowing about how to overcome these, it is not possible to enter the city of dvaraka. Please protect yourself, me and your father.

With the splendor of your yoga, you will be able to enter there (the city of dvAraka). Why should I weep more? O friend! Hear the reason.

If I do not see the face of aniruddha sparkling like the full moon, I shall proceed to the house of the god of death.

O beautiful woman! All things are achieved through messengers. If you wish that I shall live, go as my messenger.

If you understand our friendship and my loving words, please bring my husband here quickly. You are my only refuge.

Living itself is doubtful. Also there is decline of the race. The women, mad, troubled and excited with love, do not see anything.

The scriptures order that efforts shall be made in all matters. O the one with wide eyes! You are capable of entering dvAraka.

I know you, O timid one! Please make me see my dear.

I am praised all over by you with words, sweet as nectar.

Your dear and pleasing words have prompted me for this. O timid one! I am quickly going to the city of doors (dvAraka).

I shall enter the city of doors (dvAraka) today to bring your husband aniruddha, having powerful arms, born in the race of vR^iShNi-s.

(vaishampAyana continued. O janamejaya!) Saying these words which are inauspicious and terrible for the demons, chitralekhA disappeared from there with the speed of mind.

uShA, along with her friends remained there, immersed in thought.

chitralekhA, who wants her friend’s desire to happen, who is respected by the sages, reached the city of doors (dvAraka) protected by kR^iShNa, quickly, during the third instant of leaving the city of bANa.

She saw the beautiful city of doors (dvAraka) sparkling with the group of buildings having the shape of the peaks of kailAsa mountain. looking like stars in the sky.