Beginning those penances for the purpose of happily acquiring the dignity of a Brahmana Matanga began to scorch the very gods by the severity of his asceticism,
ततः स तापयामास विबुधास्तपसान्वितः। मतङ्गः सुखसम्प्रेप्सुः स्थानं सुचरितादपि॥