O father, this sheass, who seems to be more than a human being, tells me that I have been begotten upon a Brahman woman by a Shudra. I shall for this reason, practise the severest penances.
ब्राह्मण्यां वृषलाज्जातं पितर्वेदयतीव माम्। अमानुषी गर्दभीयं तस्मात् तप्स्ये तपो महत्॥