Then greatly wise Dhritarashtra, being much afflicted by the death of his sons, moved with vengeance, crushed into pieces an iron statute, the substitute for Bhima, placed before him by Krishna. Then Vidura consoled the great king by removing his worldly affections with reasons pointing to final emancipation.
पुत्रशोकाभिसंतप्तः प्रज्ञाचक्षुर्नराधिपः। कृष्णोपनीतां यत्रासावायसी प्रतिमां दृढाम्॥ भीमसेनद्रोहबुद्धिधृतराष्ट्रो बभञ्ज ह। तथा शोकाभितप्तस्य धृतराष्ट्रस्य धीमतः॥ संसारगहनं बुद्ध्या हेतुभिर्मोक्षदर्शनैः। विदुरेण च यत्रास्य राज्ञ आश्वासनं कृतम्॥