O Madhava, O descendant of the Vrishni race, I have often become dispersed at the thought whether Jarasandha is at all capable of being killed by you, by Rama, or by Arjuna. O Keshava, what shall I say? You are my highest authority in everything. Having heard this, the able speaker Bhima then spoke these words:
त्वत्सकाशाच्च रामाच्च भीमसेनाच्च माधव। अर्जुनाद् वा महाबाहो हन्तुं शक्यो न वेति वै। एवं जानन् हि वार्ष्णेय विमृशामि पुनः पुनः॥ त्वं मे प्रमाणभूतोऽसि सर्वकार्येषु केशव। तच्छ्रुत्वा चाब्रवीद् भीमो वाक्यं वाक्यविशारदः॥