It dawned on Diti that disaster had struck through her own fault. Overcome with grief, she asked a favor of Indra. "Let the seven fragments of the fetus become the guardians of the regions of the seven winds, and may they be famed as Maruths." When Indra assured Diti that her sons handsome as the gods would indeed grace the celestial worlds her wish fulfilled, Diti reached the land of the immortals".

Visvamitra further said that it was the place where Diti had practiced austerities and was known to the world as Vishala. By the grace of the Ikshvakus, the powerful and virtuous inhabitants of Vishala were blessed with longevity and magnanimity.The great sage then decided that they would rest in Vishala for the night and see king Janaka, the next day. Meanwhile Sumati, king of Vishala, coming to know of Visvamitra's arrivalwent with his preceptors and relatives to pay homage to Kausika and told him, "Blessed am I and my kingdom, there is none more fortunate than I".