O descendant of Bharata, (at this time) a certain person quickly came to my car and addressed me like a friend. O hero, O Yudhishthira, know he appeared (to me) to be a servant of Ahuka and he delivered to me a message from his (Ahuka) in a sad and choked voice.
अथ मां पुरुषः कश्चिद् द्वारकानिलयोऽब्रवीत्। त्वरिता रथमभ्येत्य सौहृदादिव भारत॥ आहुकस्य वचो वीर तस्यैव परिचारकः। विषण्णः सन्नकण्ठेन तन्निबोध युधिष्ठिर॥