चतुर्युगाख्यान (Caturyuga-Ākhyāna) — Yuga-wise Origins and Measurements of Beings
ईश्वराणां सुतास्तेषां मानसा औरसाश्च वै / अहङ्कारं तपश्चैव ऋषन्ति ऋषितां गताः
īśvarāṇāṃ sutāsteṣāṃ mānasā aurasāśca vai / ahaṅkāraṃ tapaścaiva ṛṣanti ṛṣitāṃ gatāḥ
They are sons of the Īśvaras—mind-born and also directly born; they subdue ego (ahaṅkāra) and even tapas, having attained the state of ṛṣis.