तदा तौ पितरौ नत्वा गतोऽसौ क्रौञ्चपर्वतम् । तत्राश्रमे महापुण्ये चचार परमं तपः
tadā tau pitarau natvā gato'sau krauñcaparvatam | tatrāśrame mahāpuṇye cacāra paramaṃ tapaḥ
Daraufhin verneigte er sich vor beiden Eltern und ging zum Berge Krauñca. Dort, in jener überaus verdienstvollen Einsiedelei, übte er die höchste Askese (tapas).
Narrator
Tirtha: Krauñca-parvata
Type: peak
Scene: A young ascetic bows to his parents at the threshold, then journeys toward a towering mountain; at the summit-side hermitage, he performs severe austerity amid sacred trees and a fire altar.
Pilgrimage to a holy place and disciplined tapas, grounded in reverence to parents and elders, accelerates spiritual attainment.
Mount Krauñca and its highly meritorious āśrama are highlighted as a sacred locale.
The practice indicated is tapas (austerity) undertaken at a holy hermitage; no specific vow-details are given in this verse.