Vāraṇāvata-prasaṃsā and the Pāṇḍavas’ Departure (वरणावत-प्रशंसा तथा पाण्डव-प्रयाणम्)
यच्च ते प्रार्थितं ब्रह्मन् कृतं तदिति चिन्त्यताम् । दिष्ट्या प्राप्तोडसि विप्रर्षे महान् मेडनुग्रह: कृत:
O brahmin, what you have asked for should be regarded as already accomplished. By good fortune, O great rishi, you have arrived; your coming is a vast blessing for us. By setting foot here, you have shown me great favour.
भीष्म उवाच