Hearing that the very gods are persecuted and made to suffer the fruits of their deeds, and seeing the rows of Yama's standards and flags floating over the heads of all creatures, my hearts fails to derive pleasure from the various objects of pleasure with which it comes into contact. Seeing also that the Yatis depend for their maintenance upon alms obtained in course of their rounds of mendicancy. I have no respect for the religion of the Yatis as well. O my reverend guest, do you, helped by that religion which is founded upon the basis of intelligence and reason, make me observe a particular course of duties and observances.
संयुज्यमानानि निशम्य लोके निर्यात्यमानानि च सात्त्विकानि। दृष्ट्वा तु धर्मध्वजकेतुमाला प्रकीर्यमाणामुपरि प्रजानाम्॥ न मे मनो रज्यति भोगकाले दृष्ट्वा यतीन्प्रार्थयतः परत्र। तेनातिथे बुद्धिबलाश्रयेण धर्मेण धर्मे विनियुक्ष्व मां त्वम्॥