Only the powerful Lord Hari, that foremost of all Beings, was devoutly adored by him. It was for this devout worship that the king succeeded very soon in freeing himself from the curse imprecated upon him by the Brahmanas and in regaining the blessed regions of Brahman.
केवलं पुरुषस्तेन सेवितो हरिरीश्वरः। ततः शीघ्रं जहौ शापं ब्रह्मलोकमवाप च॥