Ashtaka said: O sire, how does a man attain to those higher regions whence there is no return to earthly life again? Is it by asceticism or knowledge? How does a man attain to the region of the highest bliss? As I ask you, tell me all.
अष्टक उवाच किंस्वित् कृत्वा लभते तात लोकान् मर्त्यः श्रेष्ठांस्तपसा विद्यया वा। च्छुभाँल्लोकान् येन गच्छेत् क्रमेण॥