Srimad-Bhagavatam: Canto 10 - Chapter 1 - Verse 16

Sanskrit:

गत्वा गजाह्वयं रामो बाह्योपवनमास्थित: ।उद्धवं प्रेषयामास धृतराष्ट्रं बुभुत्सया ॥ १६ ॥

ITRANS:

gatvā gajāhvayaṁ rāmobāhyopavanam āsthitaḥuddhavaṁ preṣayām āsadhṛtarāṣṭraṁ bubhutsayā

Translation:

Upon arriving at Hastināpura, Lord Balarāma remained in a garden outside the city and sent Uddhava ahead to probe King Dhṛtarāṣṭra’s intentions.

Purport:

Śrīla Prabhupāda writes: “When Lord Balarāma reached the precincts of the city of Hastināpura, He did not enter but stationed Himself in a camp outside the city in a small garden house. Then He asked Uddhava to see the leaders of the Kuru dynasty and inquire from them whether they wanted to fight with the Yadu dynasty or to make a settlement.”