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## Anuttara-upapaatika-dasha
This discussion clearly shows that the tapasya-anushtana of the blessed Anugara was only for self-purification. They were completely free from the attachment to the body. This description also proves that excellent tapasya alone has the power to purify the self and through it, the karmas can also be destroyed. It is important to remember here that appropriate tapasya can only be done with samyag-gyan and samyag-darshan. Tapasya done without samyag-gyan and samyag-darshan is balatapasya. It may lead to the attainment of koti-devagati, but not even the high devagati like vaimanika. In such a situation, how can it lead to the attainment of the most excellent, lokoत्तर and anupam pad like liberation?
## Blessed Muni's Nose, Eyes and Head
14. The nose of the blessed Anugara was like a dry stalk of mango, or a dry stalk of amratak (a particular fruit), or a dry stalk of matuling (a type of seed). Just as these tender stalks, when cut and dried in the sun, wither and shrink, so too the nose of the blessed Anugara dried up, devoid of flesh and blood.
The eyes of the blessed Anugara were like the holes of a veena, or the holes of a bansuri (flute), or a faint star in the morning. Thus, the eyes of the blessed Anugara also sank inwards, devoid of flesh and blood, and became devoid of light and radiance. Only a faint flicker remained in the eyes.
The ears of the blessed Anugara were like the peeled skin of a root, or the peeled skin of a cucumber, or the peeled skin of a bitter gourd. Similarly, the ears of the blessed Anugara also dried up. They were devoid of flesh and blood.
The head of the blessed Anugara was like a dry, withered, and lifeless tree, with only skin and bones remaining. It was not covered in flesh and blood.
This was the case everywhere. The mouth, tongue, ears, and nose, all eight, were not covered in flesh and blood, but only skin and bones remained.
1-12. See Section 3, Sutra 10.