एतद् वै परमं तपो यद् व्याहितस् तप्यते । परमं हैव लोकं जयति य एवं वेद । एतद् वै परमं तपो यं प्रेतम् अरण्यं हरन्ति । परमं हैव लोकं जयति य एवं वेद । एतद् वै परमं तपो यं प्रेतम् अग्नाव् अभ्यादधति । परमं हैव लोकं जयति य एवं वेद
etad vai paramaṃ tapo yad vyāhitas tapyate | paramaṃ haiva lokaṃ jayati ya evaṃ veda | etad vai paramaṃ tapo yaṃ pretam araṇyaṃ haranti | paramaṃ haiva lokaṃ jayati ya evaṃ veda | etad vai paramaṃ tapo yaṃ pretam agnāv abhyādadhati | paramaṃ haiva lokaṃ jayati ya evaṃ veda
Devanagari rendered by HREEM from the edition's roman (IAST) text; the IAST is the edition's own.
This is indeed the highest penance, if a man, laid up with sickness, suffers pain. He who knows this, conquers the highest world. This is indeed the highest penance, if they carry a dead person into the forest. He who knows this, conquers the highest world. This is indeed the highest penance, if they place a dead person on the fire. He who knows this, conquers the highest world.
Translated by F. Max MüllerFrom an unproofread scan of the printed edition; spelling and line breaks may carry OCR errors.