Bhārgava-Charita: Rāma (Paraśurāma) Returns to Jamadagni’s Āśrama
जमदग्निरुवाच व्रतैश्च नियमैश्चैव कर्षयन्देहमात्मनः / शाकमूलफलाहारो द्वादशाब्दं तपश्चर
jamadagniruvāca vrataiśca niyamaiścaiva karṣayandehamātmanaḥ / śākamūlaphalāhāro dvādaśābdaṃ tapaścara
Jamadagni said: By vows and sacred disciplines, subdue your body; living on greens, roots, and fruits, practice austerity for twelve years.