Shloka 56
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
वाय्वाहारैरम्बुपैर्जप्यनित्यै: सम्प्रक्षालैयोंगिभिर्ध्याननित्यै: । धूमप्राशैरूष्मपै: क्षीरपैश्न संजुष्टं च ब्राह्मणेन्द्रै: समन्तात्
vāyvāhārair ambupair japyānityaiḥ samprakṣālair yogibhir dhyānanityaiḥ | dhūmaprāśair ūṣmapaiḥ kṣīrapaiś ca saṃjuṣṭaṃ ca brāhmaṇendraiḥ samantāt ||
ທີ່ນັ້ນຖືກຫ້ອມລ້ອມທຸກທິດດ້ວຍພຣາຫມັນຜູ້ສູງສົ່ງ. ບາງຄົນດຳລົງຊີວິດໂດຍດື່ມແຕ່ລົມ, ບາງຄົນດື່ມນ້ຳເປັນອາຫານ. ບາງຄົນພາກພຽນສະເໝີໃນການສວດມົນ. ນັກບຳເນັດບາງທ່ານຊຳລະຈິດໃຈດ້ວຍວິໄນແຫ່ງການຊຳລະພາຍໃນ; ຍອກຄີບາງທ່ານດຳລົງຢູ່ໃນສະມາທິຢ່າງຕໍ່ເນື່ອງ. ອື່ນໆອາໄສຄວັນໄຟບູຊາ, ອາໄສຄວາມຮ້ອນແຫ່ງຕະປະ, ຫຼືດື່ມນົມ—ແຕ່ລະຄົນປະພຶດການຂັດເກົາ ແລະການຄວບຄຸມຕົນ ເປັນເຄື່ອງປະຈັກຂອງທຳມະ.
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights dharma expressed through disciplined living: restraint in food and comfort, steady japa and meditation, and inner purification. It presents multiple legitimate ascetic modes, emphasizing sincerity and self-control rather than a single uniform practice.
Vāsudeva describes a place (or setting) densely inhabited by eminent Brahmins and yogins. He lists the varied austerities they practice—living on air, water, milk, sacrificial smoke, or heat—along with constant japa, meditation, and mental purification.