ब्रह्मचर्य्याश्रमे निष्ठो ब्रह्मयज्ञरतस्सदा ।। शाण्डिल्यगोत्रः शुचिमान्ब्रह्मतेजो निधिर्व्वशी ।। ४ ।।
While in the stage of celibacy, he was devoted to Brahmayajña rites. He belonged to the Śāṇḍilya lineage. He was pure, the storehouse of Brahminical splendour and had self-control.