12.351
The Sun said.
He is neither a god, nor a friend of the wind, nor a demon, nor a serpent. This sage, accomplished in the vow of gleaning livelihood, has ascended to heaven. (12-351-1)
This brāhmaṇa, concentrated in mind, lived on roots and fruits, also ate withered leaves, and at times subsisted on water and air. (12-351-2)
The hymns, praised by this sage in another collection, and by whose effort at the gate of heaven, he went to heaven. (12-351-3)
This brāhmaṇa serpent is not steady, without desire, always discarding, subsisting on stones, and engaged in the welfare of all beings. (12-351-4)
Indeed, neither the gods, nor the gandharvas, nor the demons, nor even the serpents here are able to influence beings who have attained the supreme state. (12-351-5)
The serpent said.
O twice-born, there I saw this wondrous thing: that perfected human body has attained the state of the perfected. (12-351-6)
O Brahman, the earth revolves together with the sun. (12-351-6)
