And once more, O foremost of men, she passed twenty thousand years living upon air only. Once again, O king she observed the excellent vow of silence for eight thousand years passing the whole period in water. Then that maiden, O best of kings, went to river Kaushiki.
द्वे चायुते नरश्रेष्ठ वायवाहारा महामते। पुनरेव ततो राजन् मौनमातिष्ठदुत्तमम्॥ अप्सु वर्षसहस्राणि सप्त चैकं च पार्थिवा ततो जगाम सा कन्या कौशिकी नृपसत्तम॥