tad-upasparsanad eva

 vinirdhuta-malasayah

dharme paramahamsye ca

 protpanna-matayo ’py uta

 

tepire tapa evogram

 pitradesena yantritah

praja-vivrddhaye yattan

 devarsis tan dadarsa ha

 

Translation by His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Srila Prabhupada: 

 

In that holy place, the Haryasvas began regularly touching the lake’s waters and bathing in them. Gradually becoming very much purified, they became inclined toward the activities of paramahamsas. Nevertheless, because their father had ordered them to increase the population, they performed severe austerities to fulfill his desires. One day, when the great sage Narada saw those boys performing such fine austerities to increase the population, Narada approached them.