The marriage of princess Uttara,
With Abhimanyu, the son of Subhadra,
On a grand scale did Virata the king,
On a good day, before a big gathering.

Pandavas moved to Upaplavya,
Another city of Kingdom Matsya.
And they settled there happily,
To get back their lands hopefully.

An envoy from Duryodhana,
He came and told Yudhishthira.
They were to go once again,
As I came out before time.

Back Yudhishthira sent him,
With a message to inform,
They have completed in full,
No more pledge to fulfill.

Duryodhana's war mood,
Very well they understood,
Suggestions gave one by one,
What move next from everyone.

In favor of a peace talk,
Krishna briefly spoke,
As a prelude to a war
Not to go soon that far.

Balarama in his usual tone,
He expressed his doubt one.
Pandavas lost in a gamble,
So they had no right moral.

To negotiate a settlement
He was also in agreement.
He advised war as a resort last.
As many lives, it would cost.

Satyaki protested his speech.
He was for a lesson to teach,
To Duryodhana, a born cheat
And not for a negotiable meet.

As Duryodhana was a crook
To fight, a stand Drupada took.
Balarama told them again,
To send a learned Brahmin.

It was decided at the end,
Their priest there to send.
With a message of peace,
As a first step, all to please"