They observed Brahmacarya as in the case of Viśvasṛjs (creators of the universe) formerly, when they were desirous of creating the universe. The king became endowed with the lustre of the sun and the fire. He shone like Indra with the sages and others around him, such as the anchorites Vālakhilyas fond of their friends, Marīcis; the unborn sages, They worshipped the Devas with hymns of praise and houses (?) and the Pitṛs by means of the holy rites befitting the Pitṛs. They duly worshipped the Gandharvas and others in accordance with their species. While propitiating, he remembered the Gandharvas and others. Thereafter, in other holy rites the Gandharvas sang Sāman hymns; the groups of Apsaras danced; the sages spoke words of wonderfully variegated letters and of splendid form.