(Janardana) listening to auspicious and lily sounding words by the Brahmanas, like Vasava hearing the prayers of the Rishis and having performed the customary rites of the morning and after a bath wearing holy ornaments, worshipped the sun and the fire, having touched the tail of a bull and having paid due respect to the Brahmanas and going round the fire and looking an auspicious object placed before him, Janardana addressed Satyaki, the grandson of Shirii, who was seated near, after knowing the exact wishes of the Pandava (Yudhishthira), sayingरथ आरोप्यतां शङ्खश्चक्रं च गदया सह।
मङ्गल्याः पुण्यनिर्घोषा वाचः शृण्वंश्च सूनृताः। ब्राह्मणानां प्रतीतानामृषीणामिव वासवः॥ कृत्वा पौर्वाह्निकं कृत्यं स्नातः शुचिरलंकृतः। उपतस्थे विवस्वन्तं पावकं च जनार्दनः॥ ऋषभं पृष्ठ आलभ्य ब्राह्मणानभिवाद्य च। अग्नि प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा पश्यन् कल्याणमग्रतः॥ तत् प्रतिज्ञाय वचनं पाण्डवस्य जनार्दनः। शिने प्तारमासीनमभ्यभाषत सात्यकिम्॥