Bhishma said My heart remained unmoved at that grief of the subjects remembering that the observance of a vow is the duty of a good man. Then did my citizens, O great king, and my mother, the blessed Kali,
भीष्म उवाच प्रजानां क्रोशतीनां वै नैवाक्षुभ्यत मे मनः। प्रतिज्ञां रक्षमाणस्य सद् वृत्तं स्मरतस्तथा॥ ततः पौरा महाराज माताकाली च मे शुभा।