Markandeya said : O king, O foremost of men, there was a mighty great Rishi; he was the son of Vivasvata and he was as effulgent as Prajapati.
मार्कण्डेय उवाच विवस्वतः सुतो राजन् महर्षिः सुप्रतापवान्। बभूव नरशार्दूल प्रजापतिसमद्युतिः॥