O descendant of Bharata, seeing them all and performing many ceremonies and giving away much wealth, he went to the gate of the kingdom of Kalinga where the Brahmanas, who were following him, bade the son of Kunti farewell and desisted from following him any further.
दृष्ट्वा च विधिवत् तानि धनं चापि ददौ ततः। कलिङ्गराष्ट्रद्वारेषु ब्राह्मणाः पाण्डवानुगाः। अभ्यनुज्ञाय कौन्तेयमुपावर्तन्त भारत॥