Thus addressed by the great king Yudhishthira the just, that royal sage, viz., Dhritarashtra, blessed Yudhishthira and gave him permission.
एवमुक्तः स राजर्षिर्धर्मराज्ञा महात्मना॥ अनुजज्ञे स कौरव्यमभिनन्द्य युधिष्ठिरम्।