Shloka 124
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
कुतः क्षीरं वनस्थानां मुनीनां गिरिवासिनाम् | “जो बालखिल्योंद्वारा सेवित दिव्य नदी गंगाका सहारा लिये बैठे हैं, पर्वतों और वनोंमें रहनेवाले उन मुनियोंको दूध कहाँसे मिलेगा? || १२३ $ ।।
kutaḥ kṣīraṃ vanasthānāṃ munīnāṃ girivāsinām |
ヴァースデーヴァは語った。「森に住み、山に暮らす牟尼の聖者たちに、乳はどこから得られようか。」この問いは道義を示す。定住と所有を捨てた苦行者に、家の食料のようなものを期待してはならぬ。ゆえに、世俗の暮らしにのみふさわしい要求や尺度を、彼らに押しつけてはならない。
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not expect renunciants living in forests and mountains to provide or procure comforts typical of household life; ethical judgment must consider a person’s station (āśrama) and circumstances.
Vāsudeva poses a rhetorical question to highlight the practical reality of ascetic life: sages living away from settlements lack access to domestic resources like milk, implying that demands placed upon them should be restrained and fair.