Vaishampayana said Formerly. O king, there was an intelligent sage of great ascetic viriuc. He was celebrated by the name of Dadhicha. Having governed his senses, he led the life of a Brahmacharin.
वैशम्पायन उवाच आसीत् पूर्वं महाराज मुनिर्धीमान् महातपाः। दधीच इति विख्यातो ब्रह्मचारी जितेन्द्रियः॥