Vaishampayana said Thus having consulted one another and mentioned their own respective duties they asked the advice of Dhaumya and he also gave his advice.
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं तेऽन्योन्यमामन्त्र्य कर्माण्युक्त्वा पृथक् पृथक् धौम्यमामन्त्रयामासुः स च तान् मन्त्रमब्रवीत्॥