Thereupon after the curse on the excellent king (had been uttered) he came to know that the Rishi was the son of Vasishtha as powerful as Vasishtha himself.
ततः स बुबुधे पश्चात् तमृषि नृपसत्तमः। ऋषे पुत्रं वसिष्ठस्य वसिष्ठमिव तेजसा॥