The Blessed and Holy One said Yes, I shall recite to you the high and excellent Religion of the Ascetic. By following the dictates of that Religion, O auspicious lady, the Ascetics acquire success through the severe penances they practise.
श्रीभगवानुवाच हन्त तेऽहं प्रवक्ष्यामि मुनिधर्ममनुत्तमम्। यं कृत्वा मुनयो यान्ति सिद्धिं स्वतपसा शुभे॥