For a thousand divine years they were engaged in those severe penances. At the conclusion of that time they heard these sweet words in harmony with the Vedas and their branches.
दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं ते तपस्तप्त्वा सुदारुणम्। शुश्रुवुर्मधुरां वाणी वेदवेदाङ्गभूषिताम्॥