येन युष्मत्प्रसादेन पापान्मोक्षमहं व्रजे । उपवासोऽथ मन्त्रो वा नियमो वाथ संयमः
yena yuṣmatprasādena pāpānmokṣamahaṃ vraje | upavāso'tha mantro vā niyamo vātha saṃyamaḥ
Dengan anugerahmu, dengan cara apakah aku dapat mencapai pembebasan dari dosa? Apakah dengan upavāsa (puasa), atau mantra, atau vrata (kaul), atau saṁyama (pengendalian diri)?
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).