Struck with amazement, king Bhima reflected on the cause of Rituparna's visit, who had travelled more than a hundred yojanas. Bhima supposed, “That simply to pay him respects was not the reason of his coming there, after having passed over so many monarchs and crossed over countless villages.
राजापि च स्मयन् भीमो मनसा समचिन्तयन्। अधिकं योजनशतं तस्यागमनकारणम्॥ ग्रमान् बहूनतिक्रम्य नाध्यगच्छद् यथातथम्। अल्पकार्य विनिर्दिष्टं तस्यागमनकारणम्॥