Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 1.15.43
SB 1.15.43
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cīra-vāsā nirāhāro baddha-vāṅ mukta-mūrdhajaḥ darśayann ātmano rūpaṁ jaḍonmatta-piśācavat anavekṣamāṇo niragād aśṛṇvan badhiro yathā
Translation
After that, Mahārāja Yudhiṣṭhira dressed himself in torn clothing, gave up eating all solid foods, voluntarily became dumb and let his hair hang loose. All this combined to make him look like an urchin or madman with no occupation. He did not depend on his brothers for anything. And, just like a deaf man, he heard nothing.