Vaishampayana said : The unfortunate and miserable Satyavati, plunged in grief for her son, performed with her daughters-in-law the obsequial rites of her son. The amiable lady then consoled her two daughters-in-law and the foremost of all wielders of arms Bhishma; Then turning her mind on virtue and on the paternal and maternal lines, the illustrious lady thus addressed the son of Ganga. "The funeral cake, the achievements and the perpetuation of the Kuru dynasty and of the line of the illustrious and virtuous Shantanu all depend upon you.
वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः सत्यवती दीना कृपणा पुत्रगृद्धिनी। पुत्रस्य कृत्वा कार्याणि स्नुषाभ्यां सह भारत॥ समाश्वास्य स्नुषे ते च भीष्मं शस्त्रभृतां वरम्। धर्मं च पितृवंशं च मातृवंशं च भाविनी। प्रसमीक्ष्य महाभागा गाङ्गेयं वाक्यमब्रवीत्॥ शान्तनोधर्मनित्यस्य कौरव्यस्य यशस्विनः। त्वयि पिण्डश्च कीर्तिश्च संतानं च प्रतिष्ठितम्॥