Bhishma said Bharadvaja of great energy said to him who pleaded so piteously Do not fear! Do not fear! O son of Sudeva, let your fears be gone.
भीष्म उवाच तमुवाच महाभागो भरद्वाजः प्रतापवान्। न भेतव्यं न भेतव्यं सौदेव व्येतु ते भयम्॥