The Valakhilyas are ascetics who have acquired success by their penances. They live in the solar disc. Living like birds, those Rishis, conversant with every duty of righteousness, live according to the Uncha mode.
बालखिल्यास्तप: सिद्धा मुनयः सूर्यमण्डले। उच्छे तिष्ठन्ति धर्मज्ञाः शाकुनी वृत्तिमास्थिताः॥