O descendant of Bharata, it is resplendent with its own effulgence. It is visited by the ascetics of severe penances, of excellent vows, of truthful speech, of pure and peaceful mind, and of heart sanctified by holy deeds, all of shining bodies and all attired in spotless robes,
ज्वलन्ती भासमाना च तेजसा स्वेन भारत। तामुग्रतपसो यान्ति सुव्रताः सत्यवादिनः॥ शान्ताः संन्यासिनः शुद्धाः पूताः पुण्येन कर्मणा। सर्वे भास्वरदेहाश्च सर्वे च विरजोऽम्बराः॥