Vaśishṭha, Vámadeva sage,

And Márkaṇdeya's reverend age,

Jáváli, Kaśyap's godlike seed,

And wise Kátyáyana, shall lead.

Thy care, Sumantra, let it be

To yoke a chariot now for me,

That so we part without delay:

These envoys hasten me away.”

So fared he forth. That host, with speed,

Quadruple, as the king decreed,