Vaishampayana said In the meantime, having received the permission of Dharmaraja (Yudhishthira), the powerful Bhimasena marched towards the east.
वैशम्पायन उवाच एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु भीमसेनोऽपि वीर्यवान्। धर्मरजमनुप्राप्य ययौ प्राची दिशं प्रति॥