Among the Madra there was a pious, exceedingly virtuous and a high-souled king devoted to the ministrations of the Brahmanas, firm in promise and of subdued passions.
आसीन्मनेषु धर्मात्मा राजा परमधार्मिकः। ब्रह्मण्यश्च महात्मा च सत्यसंधो जितेन्द्रियः॥