Bhishma said Hearing these words of his, Purandara said to him The dignity of a Brahmana, O Matanga, which you wish to acquire, cannot be won by you.
भीष्म उवाच एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं तमुवाच पुरंदरः। मतङ्ग दुर्लभमिदं विप्रत्वं प्रार्थ्यते त्वया॥