He was a Brahmachari, always engaged in austere penances, regular in meals, a great Rishi of controlled sexual desire. He was known by the name of Jaratkaru.
ब्रह्मचारी यताहारस्तपस्युग्रे रतः सदा। जरत्कारुरिति ख्यात अर्ध्वरेता महातपाः॥