Then having the king Dhritarashtra of renown, the scion of the Vrishni race honoured him along with Bhishma with suitable words and without delay.
ततो राजानमासाद्य धृतराष्ट्रं यशस्विनम्। स भीष्मं पूजयामास वार्ष्णेयो वाग्भिरञ्जसा॥