O best of the Kuru, given to the practices of Yoga, the great ascetic, withdrawing himself by Yoga into his own soul, and engaged in concentration, practised many austerities for the sake of a son.
योगेनात्मानमाविश्य योगधर्मपरायणः। धारयन् स तपस्तेपे पुत्रार्थं कुरुसत्तम॥