What paths are to be called auspicious? What is happiness? What is sin? O holy one, O you of excellent vows, you should answer these questions of mine, O learned Rishi, correctly, truly, and accurately. Who else is there in this world than you who is capable of answering these questions?
के पन्थान: शिवाश्च स्युः किं सुखं किं च दुष्कृतम्। एतान् मे भगवन् प्रश्चान् याथातथ्येन सुव्रत॥ वक्तुमर्हसि विप्रर्षे यथावदिह तत्त्वतः। त्वदन्यः कश्चन प्रश्चानेतान् वक्तुमिहार्हति॥