Pratyakṣa–Āgama–Ācāra: Doubt, Proof, and the Practice of Dharma (प्रत्यक्ष–आगम–आचारविचारः)
यस्तु देवि यथान्यायं दीक्षितो नियतो द्विज: । आत्मन्यात्मानमाधाय निर्ममों धर्मलालस:
yastu devi yathānyāyaṃ dīkṣito niyato dvijaḥ | ātmany ātmānam ādhāya nirmamo dharmalālasaḥ ||
マヘーシュヴァラは言った。「だが女神よ、正しい規則に従ってしかるべく灌頂を受け、戒律を守り自制し、心を真我(アートマン)に安住させ、所有への執着を離れたその二度生まれ(ドヴィジャ)は、ダルマを希求してやまぬ者である。」
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
True pursuit of dharma requires disciplined initiation and inner restraint: one should fix the mind in the Self, abandon possessiveness (‘mine-ness’), and cultivate a sincere longing for righteous conduct rather than for personal gain.
Maheshvara addresses the Goddess and describes the qualities of an ideal twice-born practitioner—properly initiated, regulated in behavior, inwardly centered, and non-possessive—framing such a person as genuinely devoted to dharma.