On an island in an auspicious spot the seven became aquatic birds. They were reborn as Cakravāka birds in a life that is neither auspicious nor inauspicious.
They abandoned the contact with their mates. They were like sages practising sacred rites, free from associations and Egotistic feelings. They remained calm. They did not accept gifts. They were free from Dvandvas.
जातिस्मरास्सुसंवृद्धास्सप्तैव ब्रह्मचारिणः।। स्थिता एकत्र सद्धर्मा विकाररहितास्सदा।। ३४।।
They could remember their previous births. They grew old even as they were bachelors. They remained together free from aberrations and performed good rites.
विप्रयोनौ तु यन्मोहान्मिथ्यापचरितं गुरौ।। तिर्य्यग्योनौ तथा जन्म श्राद्धाज्ज्ञानं च लेभिरे।। ३५।।
When they were born as brahmins they acted falsely to their preceptor. Still in their birth as birds they attained knowledge as a result of the Śrāddha they had performed.