Sanjaya said King Yudhishthira the son of Kunti then welcoming the son of Devaki, that assuager of the grief of men, cheerfully addressed the following words to himसुखेन रजनी व्युष्टा कच्चित् ते मधुसूदन।
संजय उवाच ततो युधिष्ठिरो राजा प्रतिनन्द्य जनार्दनम्। उवाच परमप्रीतः कौन्तेयो देवकीसुतम्॥