The Vedas have been read by you; the hard austerities of Brahmacharya have been practised by you and in sacrificial ceremonies the desires of Brahmanas have been fulfilled by you and with the other world before your mind, your soul has been devoted to happiness for a series of years.
वेदोऽधीतश्चरितं ब्रह्मचर्य यज्ञैरिष्टं ब्राह्मणेभ्यश्च दत्तम्। परं स्थानं मन्यमानेन भूय आत्मा दत्तो वर्षपूगं सुखेभ्यः॥