O king, that status of great persons who succeeded in purifying their souls by penances could not be regarded as affected by their low births.
पराशर उवाच राजन्नेतद् भवेद् ग्राह्यमपकृष्टेन जन्मना। महात्मनां समुत्पत्तिस्तपसा भावितात्मनाम्॥