Uttaṅka said:: At the instance of sage Vasiṣṭha Satyavrata’s father undertook Upāṃśuvrata (a secret vow) and for that purpose took initiation extending to twelve years. When the king went to the forest, Vasiṣṭha protected Ayodhyā, the harem and the whole realm from the evil contact and injustice arising from Satya-vrata.