In searching for its cause, the illustrious king saw a beautiful, strong built and amiable youth. Like Indra himself, who had checked the flow of the river Ganga by his sharp celestial weapons.
ततो निमित्तमन्विच्छन् ददर्श स महामनाः। कुमारं रूपसम्पन्नं बृहन्तं चारुदर्शनम्॥ दिव्यमस्त्रं विकुर्वाणं यथा देवं पुरन्दरम्। कृत्स्नां गङ्गां समावृत्य शरैस्तीक्ष्णैरवस्थितम्॥