Accepting the honours offered by the Rishis, the king asked them about the progress and advancement to their penances.
स पूजामृषिभिर्दत्तां सम्प्रगृह्य नराधिपः। अपृच्छत् तापसान् सर्वांस्तपसो वृद्धिमुत्तमाम्॥