Hearing these words of his and knowing the evil he meant and acquainted also with the matchless power of Vashishtha she went to Vashishtha and informed him of what the intelligent Vishvamitra had said to her.
सा तस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा ज्ञात्वा पापं चिकीर्पितम्। वसिष्ठस्य प्रभावं च जानन्त्यप्रतिमं भुवि॥ साऽभिगम्य वसिष्ठं च इदमर्थमचोदयत्। यदुक्ता सरितां श्रेष्ठा विश्वामित्रेण धीमता॥