O king, Bhima then did as directed. Accepting the worship thus offered to him, he (the priest) became exceedingly glad; and then Yudhishthira thus addressed that priest sitting in comfort.
भीमस्ततस्तत् कृतवान् नरेन्द्र तां चैव पूजां प्रतिगृह्य हर्षात्। सुखोपविष्टं तु पुरोहितं तदा युधिष्ठरो ब्राह्मणमित्युवाच॥