Vaishampayana said : Thereupon with great joy the king (Yudhishthira) thus spoke to Brihadashva, “O exalted one. I desire to learn the science of dice from you."
वैशम्पायन उवाच ततो हृष्टमना राजा वृहदश्वमुवाच ह। भगवन्नक्षहृदयं ज्ञातुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः॥