सह सर्वैस् तथा म्लेच्छैः सागरानूपवासिभिः ॥
पार्वतीयाश् च राजानो राजा चैव बृहद्बलः ॥
पौण्ड्रको वासुदेवश् च वङ्गः कालिङ्गकस् तथा ॥
आकर्षः कुन्तलश् चैव वानवास्यान्ध्रकास् तथा ॥
द्रविडाः सिंहलाश् चैव राजा काश्मीरकस् तथा ॥
कुन्तिभोजो महातेजाः सुह्मश् च सुमहाबलः ॥
saha sarvais tathā mlecchaiḥ sāgarānūpavāsibhiḥ ||
pārvatīyāś ca rājāno rājā caiva bṛhadbalaḥ ||
pauṇḍrako vāsudevaś ca vaṅgaḥ kāliṅgakas tathā ||
ākarṣaḥ kuntalaś caiva vānavāsyāndhrakās tathā ||
draviḍāḥ siṃhalāś caiva rājā kāśmīrakas tathā ||
kuntibhojo mahātejāḥ suhmaś ca sumahābalaḥ ||
with all the mlecchas dwelling by the coastal lands, and the mountain kings, and King Brihadbala, Paundraka Vasudeva, Vanga and Kalingaka, Akarsha, Kuntala, the Vanavasyas and Andhrakas, the Dravidas, the Simhalas, and the king of Kashmir, the greatly fiery Kuntibhoja, and the exceedingly mighty Suhma,
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Among those invited is also 'Paundraka Vasudeva' — the impostor who appropriated the name and insignia of the Lord, imagining himself the true Vasudeva. It is notable that he is present alongside the genuine Krishna: the false and the true meet under one roof, indistinguishable to an inattentive eye until the hour of judgment. The verse teaches vigilant discernment: a name, a disguise, a claim do not make an impostor what he calls himself. Authenticity is verified not by a proclaimed title but by essence; and one who dresses himself in the glory of the Lord will, sooner or later, be exposed before the Lord Himself.