Shloka 47
Pratyakṣa–Āgama–Ācāra: Doubt, Proof, and the Practice of Dharma (प्रत्यक्ष–आगम–आचारविचारः)
आत्मानमुपजीवन् यो नियतो नियताशन:
ātmānam upajīvan yo niyato niyatāśanaḥ
Mahādeva déclara : «Celui qui vit en ne s’appuyant que sur lui-même — discipliné et réglé dans sa nourriture — est dit établi dans la maîtrise de soi et l’autosuffisance.»
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights self-sufficiency and discipline: a person should sustain life through one’s own steady effort and remain restrained, especially by regulating food—an ethical foundation for tapas, clarity, and dharmic conduct.
Maheśvara is speaking in an instructive mode, describing the qualities of an ideal disciplined person. The line functions as part of a larger didactic passage on restraint and right living.