Thus having cursed each other those two sages continued to live there. Meanwhile Srinjaya, desirous of obtaining a son and purifying himself, began to gratify the Vipras to the best of his resources, with drinks, garments and foods. After a while, those Brahmanas devoted to the study of the Vedas and acquainted with the contents of the scriptures and their various auxiliaries, being gratified with the king, who desired to have a son, came in a body to Narada and said to him-"Give this king a son of the sort he desires."
अन्योन्यमेवं शप्त्वा वै तस्थतस्तत्र सौ तदा। अथ सोऽपि नृयो विप्रान् पानाच्छादनभोजनैः॥ पुत्रकामः परं शक्त्या यत्नाच्चोपाचरच्छुचिः। तस्य प्रसन्नाविप्रेन्दाः कदाचित् पुत्रमीप्सवः॥ तपःस्वाध्यायनिरता वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः। सहिता नारदं प्राहुर्देह्यस्मै पुत्रमीप्सितम्॥