Bhishma said "Thus instructed by the great Rishi Panchashikha, Janadeva of the family of Janaka, once more asked him about the subject of existence or non-existence after death.
भीष्म उवाच जनको जनदेवस्तु ज्ञापितः परमर्षिणा। पुनरेवानुपप्रच्छ साम्पराये भवाभुवौ॥