Vaishampayana said Having lived for a long time in the forest and practiced asceticism, (the king) Brihadratha ascended to heaven with his wives.
वैशम्पायन उवाच अथ दीर्घस्य कालस्य तपोवनचरो नृपः। सभार्यः स्वर्गमगमत् तपस्तप्त्वा बृहद्रथः॥