Bhishma, hearing those words and consulting with his ministers, came to a decision and following the opinion of Satyavati sent her away,
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं भीष्मः सम्मन्त्र्य सह मन्त्रिभिः। निश्चित्य विससर्जेमां सत्यवत्या मते स्थितः॥