He stood like the trunk of a tree. For six months with upraised arms and eyes fixed, the king performed the severest penances there (on the Kailasa mountain).
ऊर्ध्वबाहुस्त्वनिमिषस्तिष्ठन् स्थाणुरिवाचलः। षण्मासानभवद् राजा श्वेतकिः सुसमाहितः॥