He said to himself,-This man is by birth a Brahmana. He is, again, a friend of the great Rajadharman. He has been sent to me by that son of Kashyapa.
अयं वै जन्मना विप्रः सुहृत् तस्य महात्मनः। सम्प्रेषितश्च तेनायं काश्यपेन ममान्तिकम्॥