On hearing of the agreement made by Angira's son Brihaspati with the king of the celestials, king Marutta made the necessary preparations for a great sacrifice.
देवराजस्य समयं कृतमाङ्गिरसेन ह। श्रुत्वा मरुत्तो नृपतिर्यज्ञमाहारयत् परम्॥