And that Brahmarși, the righteous Viśvāmitra also, having attained excellent Brāhmaṇa-hood, paid his homage to that best of reciters, Vasistha.
विश्वामित्रोऽपि धर्मात्मा लब्ध्वा ब्राह्मण्यमुत्तमम्। पूजयामास ब्रह्मर्षि वसिष्ठं जपतां वरम्॥