Bali began to perform a severe penance on the Lord to see the lord measuring the world.

To achieve this he embarked on a severe penance to please Lord Brahma.

He also imposed severe penance on knights who attacked priests.

I'll have to look at more than severe penance, that much I know.

According to legend, the sage Udhav is known to have performed severe penance at this spot.

Indulgences replaced the severe penances of the early church.

Markandeya then started a severe penance for 1000 years seeking Lakshmi's blessings.

They performed severe penance and thought that this would be sufficient to provide for their needs and that there was no superior god.

The last years of her life were given up to a very severe penance.

He undertook severe penances, and was the first of the royal ascetics to die.