A doubt had entered my mind, O king of Nagas, in the matter of the best means for acquiring virtue or merit. That doubt has been removed by your discourse, for I have learnt the value of the Unccha vow.
आसीत् तु मे भोगपते संशयः पुण्यसंचये। सोऽहमुच्छव्रतं साधो चरिष्याम्यर्थसाधनम्॥