Yudhishthira said The lady, who had reared us from our infancy, with whom fasts and devotion are habits and who is ever attached to propitiatory rites and ceremonics, who is attached to the worship of the Gods and the guest and the due service of her elder, who is fond of her sons and bearing great affection for them and who, OJanardana, are dear to us, who has saved us from the wickedness of Suyodhana, O grinder of enemies, like a boat (saving the ship wracked) from the great and terrific death in the sea and by whom troubles have often been encountered, O Madhava, for our sake, though she herself is not desiring it, should be interrogated regarding her welfare.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच या सा बाल्यात् प्रभृत्यस्मान् पर्यवर्धयताबला। उपवासतप:शीला सदा स्वस्त्ययने रता॥ देवतातिथिपूजासु गुरुशुश्रूषणे रता। वत्सला प्रियपुत्रा च प्रियास्माकं जनार्दन॥ सुयोधनभयाद् या नोऽत्रायतामित्रकर्शन। महतो मृत्युसम्बाधादुद्धरेनौरिवार्णवात्॥ अस्मत्कृते च सततं यया दुःखानि माधव। अनुभूतान्यदुःखार्हाः तां स्म पृच्छेरनामयम्॥