The Brahmana said Then Alarka, engaging himself, even there, on penances difficult to perforin and greatly austere, failed to obtain, by the high power (of his penances) arrows for casting at these seven.
ब्राह्मण उवाच अन्यान् बाणान् समीक्षस्व यैस्त्वं मां सूदयिष्यसि।। ततोऽलर्कस्तपो घोरं तत्रैवास्थाय दुष्करम्। नाध्यगच्छत् परं शक्त्या बाणमेतेषु सप्तसु॥