Entering the hermitage he saw it covered with the seats for the ascetics, filled with their disciples and graced with the presence of Markandeya and other Brahmanas.
स प्रविश्याश्रमपदमपविद्धबृसीमठम्। मार्कण्डेयादिभिर्विप्रैरनुकीर्णं ददर्श ह॥