And seeing all this, he went to Yudhishthira by the advice of Vyasa and asked permission to adopt the life of an ascetic.
दृष्ट्वा निर्वेदमापन्नो व्यासवाक्यप्रचोदितः। धर्मराजं समासाद्य संन्यासं समरोचयत्॥