Bhishma said Thus addressed by the king of the celestials, the preceptor of the gods, viz., Brihaspati of great energy, said these words in reply to him of a hundred sacrifices.
भीष्म उवाच इत्युक्तः स सुरेन्द्रेण ततो देवपुरोहितः। बृहस्पतिवृहत्तेजाः प्रत्युवाच शतक्रतुम्॥