And in order to be blessed with children, he observed rigid vows, partook of moderate food at the proper time, led the Brahmacharya (mode of) life and subdued his passions.
अपत्योत्पादनार्थं च तीव्र नियममास्थितः। काले परिमिताहारो ब्रह्मचारी जितेन्द्रियः॥