Bhishma said Thus addressed by the ascetic, the Shudra began to think in his mind, o king How should I now act? I have great reverence for those religious duties which lead to merit.
भीष्म उवाच एवमुक्तस्तु मुनिना स शूद्रोऽचिन्तयन्नृप। कथमत्र मया कार्यं श्रद्धा धर्मपरा च मे॥