Thus addressed by her, the twice born Rishi, O Yudhishthira, expressed his resolution to satisfy her request, saying I shall live with you in this place as long as I can venture to do so. The Rishi then seeing that lady possessed by decrepitude, began to think seriously on the matter. He appeared to be even pained by his thoughts.
ब्रह्मर्पिस्तामथोवाच स तथेति युधिष्ठिर। वत्स्येऽहं यावदुत्साहो भवत्या नात्र संशयः॥ अथर्षिरभिसम्प्रेक्ष्य स्त्रियं तां जरयार्दिताम्। चिन्तां परमिकां भेजे संतप्त इव चाभवत्॥