Bhishma continued Thus addressed agreeably to the truth by the sage, Janaka, that foremost of pious men, O king, heard everything the Rishi said and acquired great happiness from it.
भीष्म उवाच इत्युक्तो जनको राजन् याथातथ्यं मनीषिणा। श्रुत्वा धर्मविदां श्रेष्ठः परां मुदमवाप ह॥