Seeing this, the troops fled away. Regarding ascetic austerities highly efficacious, Vishvamitra, the son of Gadhi made up his mind to practise the same.
तच्छुत्वा विद्रुतं सैन्यं विश्वामित्रस्तु गाधिजः॥ तपः परं मन्यमानस्तपस्येव मनो दधे।