Vridhakshatra, retired into the woods and devoted himself to ascetic austerities. Possessed of great energy, he is still engaged in the observance of the austerest of penances.
वृद्धक्षत्रो वनं यातस्तपश्चोग्रं समास्थितः॥ सोऽयं तप्यति तेजस्वी तपो घोरं दुरासदम्।