The foremost ones of the Bharata race uttered these and various other speeches (in order to console Draupadi). Yudhishthira made this request to those brave heroes who were all impressed with the marks of battle, that they should after the expiration of the thirteenth year (of life in the forest), come to the field (of battle) keeping Vasudeva at their head.
एवं बहुविधा वाचस्त ऊचुर्भरतर्षभ। सर्वे तेजस्विनः शूराः सर्वे चाहतलक्षणाः॥ तेधर्मराजेन वृता वर्षादूर्ध्वं त्रयोदशात्। पुरस्कृत्योपयास्यन्ति वासुदेवं महारथाः॥