येन युष्मत्प्रसादेन पापान्मोक्षमहं व्रजे । उपवासोऽथ मन्त्रो वा नियमो वाथ संयमः
yena yuṣmatprasādena pāpānmokṣamahaṃ vraje | upavāso'tha mantro vā niyamo vātha saṃyamaḥ
Durch eure Gnade: auf welchem Weg kann ich zur Befreiung von Sünde gelangen? Durch Fasten, oder durch ein Mantra, oder durch ein heiliges Gelübde, oder durch Selbstzucht (saṃyama)?
The repentant man
Tirtha: Prabhāsa-kṣetra
Type: kshetra
Scene: The seeker enumerates possible disciplines—fasting, mantra, vow, restraint—counting on fingers while looking to the sages for the decisive upāya.
A seeker should ask the wise for the right discipline—fasting, mantra, vows, and restraint—suited to removing pāpa.
Prabhāsa-kṣetra, where remedial disciplines are taught for liberation from sin.
Potential prescriptions are listed: upavāsa (fasting), mantra-japa, niyama (observances), and saṃyama (self-restraint).