He then also heard divine utterance in the heaven, viz., “Why should that foremost of all wielders of weapons, Oh, why should the illustrious son of Ganga,
अन्तरिक्षे च शुश्राव दिव्या वाचः समन्ततः॥ कथं महात्मा गाङ्गेयः सर्वशस्त्रभृतां वरः।