O best of the Bharata race, that foremost of all virtuous men, the son of Varuna, practised his penances in that forest, abounding in sweet roots, fruits and water.
स वारुणिस्तपस्तेपे तस्मिन् भरतसत्तम। वने पुण्यकृतां श्रेष्ठः स्वादुमूलफलोदके।॥