The Path of liberation of the individual soul from bondage. Isvara said : - Verse 21
Kurma Purana (GRETIL / Internet Archive OCR) · 11 · Verse 21
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उपवासपराकादिकृच्छ्रचान्द्रायणादिभिः। शरीरशोषणं प्राहुस्तापसास्तप उत्तमम।।
upavāsaparākādikṛcchracāndrāyaṇādibhiḥ| śarīraśoṣaṇaṃ prāhustāpasāstapa uttamam||
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Ascetics call it the excellent penance if the body is dessicated by means of fasts and observances of religious vows like Paraka, Krcchra, Candrayana etc.