Mahabharata 1.145.38
आत्मानमपि चोत्सृज्य तप्स्ये प्रेतवशं गतःत्यक्ता ह्येते मया व्यक्तं नेह शक्ष्यन्ति जीवितुम्
ātmānamapi cotsṛjya tapsye pretavaśaṃ gataḥtyaktā hyete mayā vyaktaṃ neha śakṣyanti jīvitum
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