Engaged in penances and of rigid vows, they would, if calamity befalls the king and if he prays for protection, grant him what he wants.
ते कस्याञ्चिदवस्थायां शरणं शरणार्थिने। राज्ञे दधुर्यथाकामं तापसाः संशितव्रताः॥