Vasiṣṭha-gamana
Vasiṣṭha’s Departure / The Episode of Sagara
भूपव्या कोपदग्धं नृपकुलविहिताशेषधर्मादपेतं कृत्वा तेषां वसिष्ठः समयमवनिपालप्रतिज्ञानिवृत्त्यै / गत्वा तं राजवर्यं स्वयमथ शनकैः सांत्वयित्वा यथावत्सप्राणानामरीणामपगमनविधावभ्यनुज्ञां ययाचे
bhūpavyā kopadagdhaṃ nṛpakulavihitāśeṣadharmādapetaṃ kṛtvā teṣāṃ vasiṣṭhaḥ samayamavanipālapratijñānivṛttyai / gatvā taṃ rājavaryaṃ svayamatha śanakaiḥ sāṃtvayitvā yathāvatsaprāṇānāmarīṇāmapagamanavidhāvabhyanujñāṃ yayāce
Seeing the royal line scorched by wrath and fallen away from all dharma, Vasiṣṭha set a due term so the king’s vow might be brought to its close. Then he went himself to that foremost of kings, gently consoled him, and sought permission for the manner by which the foes might withdraw with their lives preserved.