 तमुवाच हरि: प्रीत: कश्यपं धूतकल्मषम्।वरं वरय भद्रं ते वरार्होऽसि मतो मम ।। 
 Addressing Kasyapa whose sins had been washed clean, Lord Visnu pleased with his penance said "Be prosperous you are dear to me. Worthy of a boon. Ask." 