Janamejaya said "Why is the current of the tirtha known as Vashishthapavaha so rapid? For why did the foremost of rivers carry away Vashishtha?
जनमेजय उवाच वसिष्ठस्यापवाहोऽसौ भीमवेगः कथं नु सः। किमर्थं च सरिच्छेष्टा तमृषि प्रत्यवाहयत्॥