He had to pass through the forests again and again. Partly with exposure to the rains and partly with the filth they caught, the locks of that pure Rishi became entangled and intertwined with one another.
अथ तस्य जटाः क्लिना बभूवुर्ग्रथिताः प्रभो। अरण्यगमनान्नित्यं मलिनोऽमलसंयुतः॥