Having been thus addressed after duly bowing down his head to him the Rishi Vasishtha of great ascetic merit, thus replied to Vivasvata.
एवमुक्तः स तेनर्षिर्वसिष्ठः प्रत्यभाषत। प्रणिपत्य विवस्वन्तं भानुमन्तं महातपाः॥