O son, there is a story told by the celestials as an instance (of this). In the days of yore there was a greatly powerful Rishi, named Valadhi.
अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीमा गाथा देवैरुदाहृताः। मुनिरासीत् पुरा पुत्र बालधिर्नाम वीर्यवान्॥