The Buddha-Carita or The Life of Buddha by Ven. Aśvaghoṣa

Buddha-carita, or The Life of Buddha - 91
brahmarṣirājarṣisurarṣijuṣṭaḥ puṇyaḥ samīpe himavān hi śailaḥ |
tapāsi tānyeva tapodhanānā yatsanikarṣādbahulībhavati || 7.39
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.
tīrthāni puṇyānyabhitastathaiva sopānabhūtāni nabhastalasya |
juṣṭāni dharmātmabhirātmavadbhirdevarṣibhiścaiva mahārṣibhiśca || 7.40
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.
itaśca bhūyaḥ kṣamamuttaraiva diksevitu dharmaviśeṣahetoḥ |
na hi kṣama dakṣiṇato budhena pada bhavedekamapi prayātum || 7.41
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.
tapovane ’sminnatha niṣkriyo vā sakīrṇadharmā patito ’śucirvā |
dṣṭastvayā yena na te vivatsā tadbrūhi yāvadrucito ’stu vāsaḥ || 7.42
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.
ime hi vāchati tapaḥsahāya taponidhānapratima bhavatam |
vāsastvayā hīdrasamena sārdha vhaspaterabhyudayāvahaḥ syāt || 7.43
43. ‘These hermits here desire thee as their companion in penance, thee who art like a
storehouse of penance, — to dwell with thee who art like Indra would bring prosperity
even to Vhaspati.’
ityevamukte sa tapasvimadhye tapasvimukhyena manīṣimukhyaḥ |
bhavapraṇāśāya ktapratijñaḥ sva bhāvamatargatamācacakṣe || 7.44
44. He, the chief of the wise, when thus addressed in the midst of the ascetics by their
chief—having resolved in his mind to put an end to all existence — thus uttered his
inward thought: