Shloka 59
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
सुदुःखान् नियमांस्तांस्तान् वहतः सुतपोधनान् । पश्यन् मुनीन् बहुविधानू प्रवेष्टमुपचक्रमे
suduḥkhān niyamāṁs tāṁs tān vahataḥ sutapodhanān | paśyan munīn bahuvidhānū praveṣṭum upacakrame ||
ヴァースデーヴァは言った。「耐えがたく苦しい戒律と制御を担う、さまざまな苦行の聖仙たち—タパスと霊的な富に満ちた者たち—を目の当たりにし、私はその大いなるアーシュラマへ入ろうと歩みを進めた。」
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights reverence for tapas and niyama: ethical and spiritual authority is grounded in disciplined self-restraint, even when it is arduous, and such discipline commands respect from even the greatest figures.
Vāsudeva describes approaching and preparing to enter a great hermitage after observing numerous sages engaged in diverse, demanding ascetic observances.