His ministers and his brothers highly approved of his words. The greatly wise and self-controlled son of Pritha (Yudhishthira), ever desirous to do good to the world, again thought over the matter in his mind, taking into his consideration his won strength and means, the time and the place, his income and expenditure.
मन्त्रिणो भ्रातरश्चान्ये तद्वचः प्रत्यपूजयन्। स तु राजा महाप्राज्ञः पुनरेवात्मनाऽऽत्मवान्॥ ते तेन राज्ञा भूयो विममृशे पार्थो लोकानां हितकाम्यया। सामर्थ्ययोगं सम्प्रेक्ष्य देशकालौ व्ययागमौ॥