The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 1.77.24

1.77.24

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
evamuktastu rājā sa tathyamityeva jajñivān |
pūjayāmāsa śarmiṣṭhāṃ dharmaṃ ca pratyapādayat || 24 ||

"Vaisampayana continued, 'Thus addressed by Sarmishtha, the monarch was persuaded into the truth of all she spoke. He therefore, honoured Sarmishtha by protecting her virtue. And they passed some time together. And taking affectionate farewell of each other, they then parted, each returning to whence he or she had come.