Vaishampayana said The long-armed Keshava heard with a glad heart these words fraught with mildness from Bhima. Being of opinion that such words from Bhima were as unusual as lightness of a mountain or coldness in fire, the younger brother of Rama, born in the race of Shura and wielding the Sharang bow, then encouraged Vrikodara with his words like wind encouraging flames and said to Bhima, who was seated and who was overwhelmed with his kindness.
वैशम्पायन उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा महाबाहुः केशवः प्रहसन्निव। अभूतपूर्वं भीमस्य मार्दवोपहितं वचः॥ गिरेरिव लघुत्वं तच्छीतत्वमिव पावके। मत्वा रामानुजः शौरिः शार्ङ्गधन्वा वृकोदरम्॥ संतेजयंस्तदा वाग्भिर्मातरिश्वेव पावकम्। उवाच भीममासीनं कृपयाऽभिपरिप्लुतम्॥