The eternal deity of Virtue was stupefied by the Rishi Mandavya with an expenditure of his penances acquired for a long time with great care,
तपोबलव्ययं कृत्वा सुचिरात् सम्भृतं तदा। माण्डव्येनर्षिणा धर्मो ह्यभिभूतः सनातनः॥