Once on a time the Daityas afflicted him much taking him for none else than Indra. With regard to that great Rishi, there is this foremost of Shrutis in the Richs viz., There where Gritsamada is, O Brahmana, he is held in high respect by all twice born persons! Gifted with great intelligence, Gritsamada became a twice born Rishi in the observance of Brahmacharya.
शक्रस्त्वमिति यो दैत्यैर्निगृहीतः किलाभवत्। ऋग्वेदे वर्तते चाग्र्या श्रुतिर्यस्य महात्मनः॥ यत्र गृत्समदो राजन् ब्राह्मणैः स महीयते। स ब्रह्मचारी विप्रर्षिः श्रीमान् गृत्समदोऽभवत्॥