Dhritarashtra said O king, know that I am Dhritarashtra the Gandharva, come here with the object of delivering to you the message of Indra, do you, O foremost of kings, listen to the words which the great lord of all the worlds meant for you, that one of incomprehensible deeds (Indra) only said this much do you accept Brihaspati as your officiating priest for the sacrifice, or if you do not comply with my request. I shall strike you with my dreadful thunderbolt.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच गन्धर्वं मां धृतराष्ट्रं निबोध त्वामागतं वक्तुकामं नरेन्द्र। ऐन्द्रं वाक्यं शृणु मे राजसिंह यत् प्राह लोकाधिपतिर्महात्मा॥ बृहस्पतिं याजकं त्वं वृणीष्व वज्रं वा ते प्रहरिष्यामि घोरम्। वचश्चेदेतन्न करिष्यसे मे प्राहैतदेतावदचिन्त्यका॥