Being enraged on hearing it the king Saudāsa took water in his palms and was about to imprecate Vasiștha, when his queen, preventing him said. “O king, the illustrious great ascetic Vasiştha is our preceptor and priest and so you should not imprecate him."
ततः क्रुद्धस्तु सौदासस्तोयं जग्राह पाणिना। वसिष्ठं शप्तुमारेभे भार्या चैनमवारयत्॥ राजन्प्रभुर्यतोऽस्माकं वसिष्ठो भगवानृपिः। प्रतिशप्तुं न शक्तस्त्वं देवतुल्यं पुरोधसम्॥