aho esa maha-saro

 dhrtiman giri-rad iva

maunena sadhayaty artham

 baka-vad drdha-niscayah

 

ity eke vihasanty enam

 eke durvatayanti ca

tam babandhur nirurudhur

 yatha kridanakam dvijam

 

Translation: 

 

Some would ridicule him by saying, “Just see this greatly powerful sage! He is as steadfast as the Himalaya Mountains. By practice of silence he strives for his goal with great determination, just like a heron.” Other persons would pass foul air upon him, and sometimes others would bind this twice-born brahmana in chains and keep him captive like a pet animal.