That great ascetic made Kurukshetra famous by his asceticism there. We have heard that Avikshit, Abhishyanta, Chaitraratha, Muni and famous Janamejaya were the five sons begot by him on his highly intelligent wife Vahini.
कुरुक्षेत्रं स तपसा पुण्यं चक्रे महातपाः। अश्ववन्तमभिष्यन्तं तथा चैत्ररथं मुनिम्॥ जनमेजयं च विख्यातं पुत्रांश्चास्यानुशुश्रुम। पञ्चैतान् वाहिनी पुत्रान् व्यजायत मनस्विनी॥ :।