It was after a long time that he got Jayadratha that slayer of enemies, for his son; on the occasion of his son's birth, a disembodied and unseen voice, deep as the rumble of clouds or the beat of the drums, said unto king Vridhakshatra-'This your son, O master among men, in this world, will become worthy of the two races (the solar and the lunar) in respect of lineage, conduct, selfpossession and such other attributes. He will become one of the foremost of Kshatriyas and will always obtain adoration from the heroes.
स कालेनेह महता सैन्धवं प्राप्तवान् सुतम्॥ जयद्रथममित्रघ्नं वागुवाचाशरीरिणी। नृपमन्तर्हिता वाणी मेघदुन्दुभिनिःस्वना॥ तवात्मजो मनुष्येन्द्र कुलशीलदमादिभिः। गुणैर्भविष्यति विभो सदृशो वंशयोर्द्वयोः॥