एवं चीर्णेन तपसा मुनिर्धमनिसन्तत: । मां तपोमयमाराध्य ऋषिलोकादुपैति माम् ॥ ९ ॥
evaṁ cīrṇena tapasā munir dhamani-santataḥ māṁ tapo-mayam ārādhya ṛṣi-lokād upaiti mām
- evam
- thus
- cīrṇena
- by the practice
- tapasā
- of austerity
- muniḥ
- the saintly vānaprastha
- dhamani-santataḥ
- emaciated so much that the veins are visible throughout his body
- mām
- Me
- tapaḥ-mayam
- the goal of all penance
- ārādhya
- worshiping
- rṣi-lokāt
- beyond Maharloka
- upaiti
- achieves
- mām
- Me
The saintly vānaprastha, practicing severe penances and accepting only the bare necessities of life, becomes so emaciated that he appears to be mere skin and bones. Thus worshiping Me through severe penances, he goes to the Maharloka planet and then directly achieves Me.