When the kings were being mentioned by name, meanwhile there arrived Bhishma alone who had already became an old man. On seeing him, all the extremely beautiful young girls became agitated thinking him to be an old man. Those kings of mean character gathered together over there started talking among themselves and deriding him thus : He has already became an old person. Wrinkles have spread all over his body. The hair on his head has become white. Despite of these signs how came he has arrived here? He is really shameless and by proving his vow untrue, what will he tell the people here. Truly the fact that Bhishma is a calibrate has been spread in vain all the world over.
कीर्त्यमानेषु राज्ञां तु तदा नामसु सर्वशः। (एकाकिनं तदा भीष्मं वृद्धं शान्तनुनन्दनम्॥ सोद्वेगा इव तं दृष्ट्वा कन्याः परमशोभनाः। अपाक्रामन्त ताः सर्वा वृद्ध इत्येव चिन्तया॥ वृद्धः परमधर्मात्मा वलीपलितधारणः। किं कारणमिहायातो निर्लज्जो भरतर्षभः॥ मिथ्याप्रतिज्ञो लोकेषु किं वदिष्यति भारत। ब्रह्मचारीति भीष्मो हि वृथैव प्रथितो भुवि।। इत्येवं प्रब्रुवन्तस्ते हसन्ति स्म नृपाधमाः।