Vaishampayana said Having said this, that foremost of all celestial Rishis, adorned with surprising Vedic grace, disappeared from the scene, passing into the sky.
इत्युक्त्वा दिवमाक्रम्य क्षिप्रमन्तरधीयत। ब्राह्मीं श्रियं सुविपुलां बिभ्रद् देवर्षिसत्तमः॥