Bhishma said Thus addressed by Indra, Matanga refused to hear what he was commanded. On the other hand, with regulated vows and purified soul, he practised austerer penances by standing on one foot for a thousand years, being deeply engaged in Yoga-meditation.
भीष्म उवाच एवमुक्तो मतङ्गस्तु संशितात्मा यतव्रतः। सहस्रमेकपादेन ततो ध्याने व्यतिष्ठत॥