Ahuka

Shalva lays siege to Dvaravati from the air, attacking from every side at once. The Vrishnis and Andhakas respond with total mobilization — no drinking, no entertainment, bridges destroyed, moats fortified, and every tested warrior placed at the walls. The city becomes a fortress that nothing enters or leaves without a seal.

Krishna returns to Dvaraka after Yudhishthira's rajasuya sacrifice and finds the city robbed of its splendour — recitations ceased, women bereft of ornaments. He asks Hridika's son what happened, learns of Shalva's siege, reassures the citizens and Vrishni chiefs, and vows to kill Shalva before he will set foot in Dvaraka again.

Shalva rises into the sky and rains down a storm of weapons on Krishna. As Krishna wards them off, a messenger arrives from Dvaraka with devastating news: Shalva has attacked the city and killed Shura's son. Then Krishna sees his own father falling from the sky — and for a moment, the greatest warrior of the age is shattered.

Sanjaya reports to Dhritarashtra that after the Pandavas' defeat at dice, Krishna and their allies visited them in Kamyaka forest. Krishna vowed to kill Duryodhana and his allies, but Yudhishthira insisted on keeping his thirteen-year vow. The assembled warriors then pledged to Draupadi that her oppressors would be destroyed when the time came.