Constantly carrying the sword, by degrees, the ascetic, foregoing all thoughts about asceticism, had his mind involved in fierce sentiments.
नित्यं शस्त्रं परिवहन् क्रमेण स तपोधनः। चकार रौद्रीं स्वां बुद्धिं त्यक्त्वा तपसि निश्चयम्॥