Although leading his life like a pigeon that great ascetic entertained his guests, celebrated the sacrefice called Ishtikhita and performed other rites. That Rishi, with his wife and son, ate for a fortnight and during the other fortnight he led the life of a pigeon collecting (but) a drona of corn.
अतिथिव्रती क्रियावांश्च कापोती वृत्तिमास्थितः। सत्रमिष्टीकृतं नाम समुपास्ते महातपाः॥ सपुत्रदारो हि मुनिः पक्षाहारो बभूव ह। कपोतवृत्त्या पक्षण व्रीहिद्रोणमुपार्जयत्॥