Lomasha said: Hear how the powerful Rishyashringa was born as a son of the Brahmana Rishi Vibhandaka whose soul had been subdued by asceticism, whose seed never failed, who was learned and who was as effulgent as the Creator. He (Rishyashringa) was highly honoured, greatly effulgent and was regarded by old men, though he was but a boy.
लोमश उवाच विभाण्डकस्य विप्रस्तपसा भावितात्मनः। अमोघवीर्यस्य सतः प्रजापतिसमद्युतेः॥ शृणु पुत्रो यथा जात ऋष्यशृङ्गः प्रतापवान्। महार्हस्य महातेजा बालः स्थविरसम्मतः॥