Keepअतिशोकपराभूतौ तस्थतुर्दृढतापसौ ।तापसंशुष्कसर्वाङ्गौ तावरण्यद्रुमाविवIn plain wordsŚrī Vasiṣṭha said: Overcome by excessive grief, the two steadfast ascetics remained, all their limbs dried up by burning heat, like two trees of the forest.