King Ugrasena called a priest, Garga Muni, for guidance, while Pradyumna takes a ritual bath. After King Ugrasena applied tilaka to Pradyumna's forehead, and the Yadavas offered him gifts and honored him.
- Then Ugrasena bestowed the sword to Pradyumna, and
- Balarama gave protective kavacha.
- Sri Krishna gave His son the Sharnga bow and two quivers with endless arrows.
- Elder Shurasena bestowed divine jewelry and a crown to Pradyumna.
- Vasudeva gave him a shield decorated with hundreds of moons, and
- Uddhava gave him a divine lotus garland.
- Akrura gave Pradyumna a Dakshinavarta conch shell, which foreshadowed victory, and
- Garga Muni bestowed Krishnakavacha.
- Shiva gave Pradyumna a trident, which shone like a fiery flame, and
- Brahma gave him a turban, decorated with rubies.
- Varuna gave Pradyumna a lasso,
- Yamaraj - kala-danda,
- Surya - a giant club,
- Kuvera - a garland of gems,
- Chandra - precious stone chandrakanta,
- Agni - spear, goddess of the Earth - divine sandals, and
- Indra - a precious chariot, created by Visvakarma and harnessed by a thousand horses.
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