The selfborn Brahman granted him this boon, and it is therefore that neither yourself nor I have been able to consume him. Forsooth, it is for this reason that none one else amongst the foremost of Rishis has been able to consume or throw him down from his elevated position.
एवं न दग्धः स मया भवता च न संशयः। अन्येनाप्यषिमुख्येन न दग्धो न च पातितः॥