Verse 1

Glance

इति हेमजटाधीशो लेभे पदमनुत्तमम् ।विवेकाध्यवसायेन ब्राह्मण्यमिव गाधिजः

In plain words

Śrī Vasiṣṭha said: Thus did the lord of the Hemajaṭas attain the unsurpassed state — through resolve in viveka, as the son of Gādhi attained brāhmaṇya.