And scorched by those (celestials) weapons they prayed to Dhananjaya (to spare their lives). Then the Brahmarshis, the Siddhas, the Maharshis,
दह्यमानास्तदास्त्रैस्ते याचन्ति स्मधनंजयम्। ततो ब्रह्मर्षयश्चैव सिद्धा ये च महर्षयः॥