Though laden with grief for the death of her sons, the princess Draupadi, possessed of great mental strength, gave up her vow. Then king Yudhishthira enquired of the powerful Krishna, saying the following words.
उत्तस्थौ पुत्रशोकार्ता ततः कृष्णा मनस्विनी। कृष्णं चापि महाबाहुः परिपप्रच्छ धर्मराट्॥