It seemed at the time when Karna, the son of Radha was chasing Yudhishthira as if he is intended to catch him forcibly so as to touch him on should with his fair colour hand having lucky marks as thunderbolt, umbrella, goad, fish, flag, tortoise and lotus etc. in order to attain purity. In the meantime, a memory of commitment he had made once before Kunti, chained his racing feet.
अभिद्रुत्य तु राधेयः पाण्डुपुत्रं युधिष्ठिरम्॥ वज्रच्छत्रांकुशैर्मतस्यैर्ध्वजकूर्मम्बुजादिभिः। लक्षणैरुपपन्नेन पाण्डुना पाण्डुनन्दनम्॥ पवित्रीकर्तुमात्मानं स्कन्धे संस्पृश्य पाणिना। ग्रहीतुमिच्छन् स बलात् कुन्तीवाक्यं च सोऽस्मरत्॥