Verse 2·VR 3.6.2
वैखानसा वालखिल्याः संप्रक्षाला मरीचिपाः | अश्म कुट्टाः च बहवः पत्र आहाराः च तापसाः || ३-६-२
vaikhaanasaa vaalakhilyaaH saMprakShaalaa mariicipaaH | ashma kuTTaaH ca bahavaH patra aahaaraaH ca taapasaaH || 3-6-2
Translation
The sages called Vaikahanasa-s, [who are born out of the nails of Prajaapati, the first ruler of mankind,] also Vaalakhilyaa-s, [those born from His hair,] and those from the water of His feet-wash, and those that thrive on drinking rays of sun and moon alone, and those that pound with stones and others who thrive on leaves alone, are those sages... [3-6-2]
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Approach of Sages and Hermits
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