[92] virūpo ’pi prabhātakāla eva kṣuttṛ(5)ṣṇāparikṣāmavadanaḥ kim mayā mandabhāgyenātra tiṣṭhatā jīvatā vā prayojanaṃ |
gacchāmy ā(1)tmānaṃ praghātayāmīti tām mātaram uvāca |
amba gacchāmi paitṛkam udyānam ity uktvā tad udyānaṃ (2) saṃprasthitaḥ |
gźon nu mi sdug pa’am nam laṅs pa’i dus ñid na bkres pa daṅ | skom (6) pas yoṅs su ñam chuṅ ba bźin du daṅ | skal pa ṅan pa bdag ñid ’di na gnas pas ci źig bya | srog kyaṅ dgos pa med kyis
soṅ la bdag ñid gsod par bya’o sñam nas | des ma la smras pa |
ma bdag ni pha’i skyed mos tshal du mchi źes smras te | skyed mos tshal der chas so ||
[92] Virūpa, too, at the very time of day-break, his face emaciated through hunger and thirst, thought: "Unfortunate as I am, what is the use of remaining here or of continuing to live?
I shall go away and commit suicide." He told his mother:
"Mother, I am going to my father’s park", and set out towards that park.
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