Wandering over the earth, maintaining himself solely according to his pure vow, bathing constantly for purity, sleeping on the earth, not caring for his body, wearing clothing of a renunciate, and remaining unrecognized by his relatives, he performed austerities for the satisfaction of the Lord. Traveling over the earth (gām), he maintained himself by pure (medhya) unmixed (vivikta) means (this mean begging). He bathed in every holy place (sadāplutaḥ) and thus purified himself. If he touched something impure after bathing then again he took bath. He always purified himself in order to remember the mantras concerning the Lord (which required a pure body). But he did not decorate his body (avadhūtaḥ). He wore bark clothing (avadhūta-vesaḥ) and was unrecognized by his relatives.