Agni said, Your message was not acceptable by Maruita and when urged by me, he clasping the hands of Brihaspati, said again and again, that Samvarta would act as his priest.
अग्नि उवाच न ते वाचं रोचयते मरुत्तो बृहस्पतेरञ्जलिं प्राहिणोत् सः। संवर्तो मां याजयितेत्युवाच पुनः पुनः स मया याच्यमानः॥