For acquiring a knowledge of the Soul, Asuri had enquired of his preceptor. On account of the latter's instructions and of his own penances, Asuri understood the distinction between the body and the Soul and had gained celestial vision.
इष्टसत्रेण संसिद्धो भूयश्च तपसाऽऽसुरिः। क्षेत्रक्षेत्रज्ञयोर्व्यक्तिं बुबुधे देवदर्शनः॥