In its pristine birth the dog was high-minded it is now cursed for being born in a degraded state of existence. Thereupon, repairing at last to Vārāṇasi the dog took the vow of fasting.
मनस्वी पूर्वजात्या स जातिमात्रोऽपदूषितः॥ वाराणस्यां महाभागः प्राय चोपविवेश ह॥