Vaishampayana said : O descendant of Bharata race, Shantanu became unwilling to grant the wish of the fisherman, thought his body was being burnt by the fire of desire.
वैशम्पायन उवाच नाकामयत तं दातुं वरं दाशाय शान्तनुः। शरीरजेन तीव्रण दह्यमानोऽपि भारत॥