मोक्षधर्म पर्व — नागराज पद्मको कथा

This Being is not the god of the fire, he is not an Asura. Nor is he a Naga. he is a Brahmana who has attained to heaven on account of his having been crowned with success in the observance of the vow called Unccha.

This person had lived upon fruit and roots and upon the fallen leaves of trees. He had sometimes lived upon water, and sometimes upon air alone, passing his devas with concentrated soul.

The god Mahadeva had been propitiated by him with constant recitation of the Samhitas. he had tried to perform those deeds which lead to heaven. Through the merits of those acts he had now attained to heaven.

Without riches and without desire of any king he had observed the vow called Unccha with regard to his food. This learned Brahmana, ye Nagas, had been devoted to the good of all creatures.

Neither gods, nor Gandharvas, nor Asuras, nor Nagas, can be considered as superior to those creatures who attain to this excellent end of coming into the solar disc. Even such, 0 twice-born one, was the wonderful incident that I saw on that occasion.

That Brahmana, who was crowned with success by the observance of the Unccha vow and who thus obtained an end that persons crowned with ascetic success gain. to this day, Otwice-born one, goes round the Earth, staying in the disc of the Sun. crowned with ascetic success gain. to this day, Otwice-born one, goes round the Earth, staying in the disc of the Sun.