And so long as I do not attain Brāhmaṇa-hood as earned by my austerities, I shall suspending ny breath and abstaining from food, stay for a long lapse of time.
तावद् यावद्धि मे प्राप्तं ब्राह्मण्यं तपसार्जितम्। अनुच्छ्वसन्नभुञ्जानास्तिष्ठेयं शाश्वतीः समाः॥