Seeing that best of ascetics, viz., Vashishtha, of the austerest penances, she adored him, O Bharata, according to the rites observed by ascetics.
सा तं दृष्ट्वोग्रतपसं वसिष्ठं तपतां वरम्। आचारैर्मुनिभिर्दृष्टैः पूजयामास भारत।॥