Addressing the emaciated Rishi he said,-Forsooth, that highly virtuous son of mine cannot be traced by me. Alas, he was my only son. He is lost and can nowhere be found.
दुर्लभः स मया द्रष्टुं नूनं परमधार्मिकः। एकः पुत्रो महारण्ये नष्ट इत्यसकृत् तदा॥