Buddha-carita, or Life of Buddha by Ven. Aśvaghoṣa

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38. ‘At thy coming the hermitage seems to have become full, it
becomes as it were empty when thou art gone, – therefore, my son,
thou wilt not surely desert it, as the loved life the body of one who
wishes to live.
39. ‘In front stands the holy mountain Himavat, inhabited by
Brahmarṣis, rājarṣis, and surarṣis; by whose mere presence the merit
of these penances becomes multiplied to the ascetics.
40. ‘Near us also are holy spots of pilgrimage, which become ladders
to heaven; loved by divine sages and saints whose souls are intent on
devotion and who keep their souls in perfect control.
41. ‘From hence, again, the Northern quarter is especially to be fitly
followed for the sake of preeminent merit; even one who was wise
starting towards the south could not advance one single step.
42. ‘Hast thou seen in this sacred grove one who neglects all
ceremonies or who follows confused ceremonies or an outcast or one
impure, that thou dost not desire to dwell here? Speak it out, and let
the abode be welcomed.
43. ‘These hermits here desire thee as their companion in penance,
thee who art like a storehouse of penance, – to dwell with thee who