Shloka 223
Saptasārasvata-tīrtha-prasaṅgaḥ | The Saptasārasvata Pilgrimage Account and the Maṅkaṇaka Narrative
व्रतैश्न नियमैश्वनैव काले काले सम भुज्जते | वे सब-के-सब अन्न छोड़कर व्रत और नियमोंका पालन करते हुए समय-समयपर उस वृक्षका ही फल खाया करते थे
vrataiś ca niyamaiś caiva kāle kāle sama-bhuñjate
Vaiśampāyana said: Observing vows and disciplines, they would at the proper times partake in measured, regulated eating. Having abandoned ordinary grains and food, they sustained themselves by consuming only the fruit of that tree, in keeping with their ascetic rule.
वैशम्पायन उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharmic self-restraint: true discipline is shown by regulated consumption and adherence to vows and rules, choosing simplicity over indulgence.
The narrator describes a group living under ascetic observances: they renounce ordinary food and, at set times, eat only the fruit of a particular tree as part of their vowed practice.