"And Narada, beholding the fortunate Yudhisthira's prosperity that was
born of that sacrifice, became highly gratified. Beholding that vast
concourse all the Kshatriyas, the Muni Narada, O king of men, became
thoughtful. And, O bull amongst men, the Rishi began to recollect the
words he had heard of old in the mansion of Brahma regarding the
incarnation on earth of portions of every deity. And knowing, O son of the
Kuru race, that that was a concourse (of incarnate) gods, Narada thought
in his mind of Hari with eyes like lotus-petals. He knew that that creator
himself of every object one, that exalted of all gods--Narayana--who had
formerly commanded the celestials, saying,--'Be ye born on earth and slay
one another and come back to heaven'--that slayer of all the enemies of
the gods, that subjugator of all hostile towns, in order to fulfil his own
promise, had been born in the Kshatriya order. And Narada knew that the
exalted and holy Narayana, also called Sambhu the lord of the universe,
having commanded all the celestials thus, had taken his birth in the race
of Yadus and that foremost of all perpetuator of races, having sprung from
the line of the Andhaka-Vrishnis on earth was graced with great good
fortune and was shining like the moon herself among stars. Narada knew
that Hari the grinder of foes, whose strength of arm was ever praised by
all the celestials with Indra among them, was then living in the world in
human form. Oh, the Self-Create will himself take away (from the earth)
this vast concourse of Kshatriyas endued with so much strength. Such was
the vision of Narada the omniscient who knew Hari or Narayana to be that
Supreme Lord whom everybody worshipped with sacrifice. And Narada, gifted
with great intelligence and the foremost of all persons and conversant
with morality, thinking of all this, sat at that sacrifice of the wise
king Yudhisthira the just with feelings of awe.

"Then Bhishma, O king, addressing king Yudhisthira the just, said, 'O