Vaishampayana said “Knowing that weapon was thrown into the wombs of the Pandava women by Drona's sinful son, Hrishikesha, with a cheerful heart, said these words of him:-'Seeing Virata's daughter who is now daughter-in-law to Arjuna, while she was at Upaplavya, a certain pious Brahmana said, while the Kuru line will became extinct, a son will be born to you. This your son, for the reason, will be called by the name of Parikshit.
वैशम्पायन उवाच तदाज्ञाय हृषीकेशो विसृष्टं पापकर्मणा। हृष्यमाण इदं वाक्यं द्रौणिं प्रत्यब्रवीत्तदा॥ विराटस्य सुतां पूर्वं स्नुषां गाण्डीवधन्वनः उपप्लव्यगतां दृष्ट्वा व्रतवान् ब्राह्मणोऽब्रवीत्॥ परिक्षीणेषु कुरुषु पुत्रस्तव भविष्यति। एतदस्य परिक्षित्त्वं गर्भस्थस्य भविष्यति॥