अध्याय 38
श्लोक 5.11.1
एतद्वै परमं तपो यद्व्याहितस्तप्यते परमँ हैव लोकं जयति य एवं वेदैतद्वै परमं तपो यं प्रेतमरण्यँ हरन्ति परमँ हैव लोकं जयति य एवं वेदैतद्वै परमं तपो यं प्रेतमग्नावभ्यादधति परमँ हैव लोकं जयति य एवं वेद
etadvai paramaṃ tapo yadvyāhitastapyate paramam̐ haiva lokaṃ jayati ya evaṃ vedaitadvai paramaṃ tapo yaṃ pretamaraṇyam̐ haranti paramam̐ haiva lokaṃ jayati ya evaṃ vedaitadvai paramaṃ tapo yaṃ pretamagnāvabhyādadhati paramam̐ haiva lokaṃ jayati ya evaṃ veda
English
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.