He knew the truth about birth and death, and understood the distinctions between merit and demerit. He had seen the ends attained to by embodied creatures high and low on account of their deeds.
जातीमरणतत्त्वज्ञं कोविदं पापपुण्ययौः। द्रष्टारमुच्चनीचानां कर्मभिर्देहिनां गतिम्॥