Mahabharata 1.94.89

1.94.89

vaiśaṃpāyana uvāca |
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā saṃprahṛṣṭatanūruhaḥ |
dadānītyeva taṃ dāśo dharmātmā pratyabhāṣata || 89 ||

"Vaisampayana continued, 'Upon these words of the son of Ganga, the hair on the fisherman's body stood on end from glee, and he replied, 'I bestow my daughter!' Immediately after, the Apsaras and the gods with diverse tribes of Rishis began to rain down flowers from the firmament upon the head of Devavrata and exclaimed, 'This one is Bhishma (the terrible).' Bhishma then, to serve his father, addressed the illustrious damsel and said, 'O mother, ascend this chariot, and let us go unto our house.'