That man who sits and lies on the bare ground with the canopy of heaven over his head, observes the course of duties of initiation, and then renounces his body by abstaining from all food, acquires great happiness in the celestial region.
स्थण्डिले शुद्धमाकाशं परिगृह्य समन्ततः। प्रविश्य च मुदा युक्तो दीक्षां द्वादशवार्षिकीम्॥