Thus addressed by king Yudhishthira the just, the lord of the Vrishnis and the Andhakas, that foremost of eloquent men, said these words to that inonarch of righteous soul, My agent, reported the words of Partha thus to me, O great king, Yudhishthira, O Krishna, should be told these words of mine when the time comes!
इत्युक्तो धर्मराजेन वृष्ण्यन्धकपतिस्तदा। प्रोवाचेदं वचो वाग्मी धर्मात्मानं युधिष्ठिरम्॥ इदमाह महाराज पार्थवाक्यं स्मरन् नरः। वाच्यो युधिष्ठिरः कृष्ण काले वाक्यमिदं मम॥