आश्रमं चिरसंवृद्धं यद्विनाशितवानसि | दुराचारो हि यन्मूढ तस्मात्त्वं न भविष्यसि || १-५५-२७
"Oh ! Fool this hermitage has been developed over a long time. Why did you destroy it? On account of your wickedness you will not live long." [1-55-27]
Exceedingly furious Vasishta quickly lifted up his staff which looked like the staff of Yama (the God of death), like smokeless fire at the time of destruction of the worlds. [1-55-28]