After Vyasa left, Satyavati reflected on his words. She decided to follow his advice. She told her two daughters-in-law of her intentions, and asked Pandu's heartbroken mother, Ambalika, to accompany her. The two royal ladies soon left for the forest to dedicate themselves to asceticism. In time they gave up their bodies and went joyfully to the higher regions. Ambika remained at Hastinapura with her son, Dhritarastra.
