Filled with pride on account of the boon he had received from all the celestials, Nahusha caused the very Rishis to bear hiin on their shoulders. On account, however, of his abstention from all religious acts, his energy began to wane.
स ऋषीन् वाहयामास वरदानमदान्वितः। परिहीणक्रियश्चैव दुर्बलत्वमुपेयिवान्॥