After he had thus been told the truth by Krishna, O king, Dhritarashtra replied to Devaki's son, saying. 'It is just so, O you of mighty arms! What you say, O Madhava, is perfectly truth! It is father's affection that made me deviate from the path of righteousness.
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवमुक्तः स कृष्णेन सर्वं नित्यं जनाधिप। उवाच देवकीपुत्रं धृतराष्ट्रो महीपतिः॥ एवमेतन्महाबाहो यथा वदसि माधव। पुत्रस्नेहस्तु बलवान् धैर्यान्मां समचालयत्॥