Hearing the sounds of Vedic recitation, and seeing that storehouse of asceticism, she had her body turned pale, and signs of pregnancy displayed themselves.
सा तु वेदश्रुतिं दृष्ट्वा वै तपसो निधिम्। अभवत्पाण्डुदेहा सा सुव्यञ्जितशरीरजा॥