And by his devotional power, wearing the shape of a handsome Brahmana, well read in the Vedas, the Sun addressed Karna for his welfare, these sweet words.
ब्राह्मणो वेदविद् भूत्वा सूर्यो योगर्द्धिरूपवान्। हितार्थमब्रवीत् कर्णं सान्त्वपूर्वमिदं वचः॥