The Ikfvdku Dynasty - Verse 93-94

At the behest of the father, he adopted a secret vow ( UpdrhSu Vrata) and for that purpose took initiation extending to twelve years. As the king (Satyavrata’s father) had gone to the forest, the sage Vasis(ha, in the capacity of the king’s priest, protected Ayodhya, the kingdom and the harem.