Having entered the city, like to the metropolis of Purandara himself, he saw the graceful inner apartment decked with innumerable standards, and which was thronged with citizens and the inhabitants of the provinces, and graced with Brāhmaṇas cognizant of sacrifices, and crowded with highly worshipful assistants at sacrifice, entered the inner apartment and passed by that press. Vasiştha exceedingly delighted, surrounded by great saints, saw at the gate the charioteer of that great one, who at the same time was his counsellor of gracious looks.
तां पुरीं समतिक्रम्य पुरंदरपुरोपमाम्। ददर्शान्तः पुरं श्रीमान् नानाध्वजगणायुतम्॥ पौरजानपदाकीर्णं ब्राह्मणैरुपशोभितम्। यष्टिमद्भिः सुसम्पूर्ण सदश्वैः परमार्चितैः॥ तदन्तः पुरमासाद्य व्यतिचक्राम तं जनम्। वसिष्ठः परमप्रीतः परमर्षिभिरावृतः॥ स त्वपश्यद् विनिष्क्रान्तं सुमन्त्रं नाम सारथिम्। द्वारे मनुजसिंहस्य सचिवं प्रियदर्शनम्॥