O best of kings, recollecting the curse, he was very sorry for what he had done. It was for this reason and on account of the Brahmani's curse the king appointed Vasishtha to beget a son on his wife.
तं शापमनुसंस्मृत्य पर्यतष्यद् भृशं तदा। एतस्मात् कारणाद् राजा वसिष्ठं संन्ययोजयत्। स्वदारेषु नरश्रेष्ठ शापदोषसमन्वितः॥