Janamejaya said "Why did the worshipful Arshtishena practise the severest of penances? How also did Sindhudvipa acquire the dignity of a Brahmana?
जनमेजय उवाच कथमार्टिषेणो भगवान् विपुलं तप्तवांस्तपः। सिन्धुद्वीपः कथं चापि ब्राह्मण्यं लब्धवांस्तदा॥