To that twice-born Rishi then, who continued to dig the Earth from desire of making a path to the nether regions inhabited by the Nagas, the king of the celestial, armed with the thunder, came there, on his car drawn by green horses. Gifted with great energy, he saw that foremost of Brahmanas, as he sat there engaged in his task.
ततः खनत एवाथ विप्रर्धर्धरणीतलम्। नागलोकस्य पन्थानं कर्तुकामस्य निश्चयात्॥ रथेन हरियुक्तेन तं देशमुपजग्मिवान्। वज्रपाणिर्महातेजास्तं ददर्श द्विजोत्तमम्॥