Shloka 72
Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)
अमानी च सदाजिद्ा: स्निग्धवाणीप्रदस्तथा । अतिथ्यभ्यागतरति: शेषान्नकृतभोजन:
amānī ca sadā jitendriyaḥ snigdhavāṇīpradaḥ tathā | ātithyābhyāgataratiḥ śeṣānna-kṛtabhojanaḥ ||
Mahesvara bersabda: “Dia bebas daripada dahaga akan kehormatan dan sentiasa mengawal diri. Tutur katanya lembut lagi penuh kasih, dan dia berbicara dengan cara yang menenteramkan hati. Dia berbahagia menyambut tetamu dan mereka yang datang tanpa diduga, dan dia hanya makan setelah memastikan orang lain telah dilayani—reda dengan apa yang berbaki.”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises a dharmic character marked by humility (not seeking honor), mastery over the senses, gentle and beneficial speech, and active hospitality—placing the needs of guests and others before one’s own comfort, even to the point of eating only after serving them.
Śrīmaheśvara is describing the qualities of an exemplary person (a dharmic householder/virtuous individual), listing observable traits—self-restraint, kind speech, love of receiving guests, and self-effacing conduct in daily meals—as markers of righteousness.