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The Adipurana then describes those who have heard all the scriptures and whose eyes are the scriptures themselves. These monks, through the excellence of their contemplation of the scriptures, attained purity in their austerities.
These monks, who were constantly silent with me, engaged in conversation with the goddess of speech, and thus the practice of austerity caused them great suffering.
These wise monks, enduring unbearable bodily pain, practiced both internal and external austerities for a long time.
In the summer, they ascended the peaks of mountains and endured the unbearable heat of the sun's rays, thus attaining the state of sun-worship.
They stood with their feet on the heated rocks of the mountain peaks, their arms hanging down.
The earth was covered with hot dust, the forests were consumed by fire, the water bodies were dried up, and the directions were filled with smoke and darkness. In this extremely harsh summer, with the forests of the mountains consumed by fire, these monks stood firm, enduring the intense heat.
When the clouds covered all the directions, making them dark, these yogis spent their nights under the trees.
When the clouds poured down water in thick streams like pestles, these great sages spent those rainy nights without any disturbance.
These powerful monks, dwelling within the womb of meditation and covered with the cloak of fortitude, endured the days covered with dense clouds.
In the winter, these monks, lying down in the open sky, endured their bodies, which were greatly afflicted by the heavy snow, remaining motionless like wood.
These monks, naked and without fire, remained always free from duality, their bodies fortified by fortitude, enduring the cold winds.