Sūta said: Many sages perform austerities here and carry on holy ascetic rites. Some of them had only śaivāla (moss) for their food. Some of them lay within water. Some of them had the ethereal space (for their stay). Some of them supported themselves on the tips of their big toes. Some had their teeth serve the purpose of Ulūkhala (threshing Mortar, i.e. they ate the grains of corn chewing them with their teeth); others were Aśmakuṭṭas (who pounded their grains on rocks before eating). Some remained seated in heroic postures (Vīrāsana). Others followed the way of life of the deer. All those sages of great intellect spent their time in severe penances.