According to "Jokyuki," Masako grieved so deeply that she wanted to kill herself, but Yoritomo stopped her, saying that her death would make Ohime's afterlife worse.
『承久記』によれば政子は自分も死のうと思うほどに悲しみ、頼朝が母まで死んでしまっては大姫の後生に悪いからと諌めている。