(One day) my mother, (Ganga) while in the waters, spoke these words, O Kaurava why do you take so much pains, O blessed one! Tell me the truth.
तामव्रवीच्च कौरव्य मम माता जले स्थिता। किमर्थं क्लिश्यसे भद्रे तथ्यमेव वदस्व मे॥