They again and again tempted them with gems and jewels and the most handsome maidens. But those two (brothers), firmly engaged in asceticism, did not break their VOWS,
रत्नैः प्रलोभयामासुः स्त्रीभिश्चोभौ पुनः पुनः। न च तौ चक्रतुर्भङ्गं व्रतस्य सुमहाव्रतौ॥