Once upon a time, king Vasumanas, endued with knowledge, fortitude, purity of conduct, asked the great Rishi Vamadeva of great ascetic merit, sayingधर्मार्थसहितैर्वाक्यैर्भगवन्ननुशाधि माम्।
राजा वसुमना नाम ज्ञानवान् धृतिमाशुचिः। महर्षि परिपप्रच्छ वामदेवं तपस्विनम्॥