Shloka 40
शष्पं मृगमुखोच्छिष्टं यो मृगैः सह भक्षति । दीक्षितो वै मुदा युक्त: स गच्छत्यमरावतीम्
śaṣpaṃ mṛgamukhocchiṣṭaṃ yo mṛgaiḥ saha bhakṣati | dīkṣito vai mudā yuktaḥ sa gacchaty amarāvatīm ||
Maheshvara bersabda: “Sesiapa yang, ketika berada dalam dīkṣā, dengan gembira memakan bersama rusa-rusa rumput muda yang berbaki dari mulut rusa, akan pergi ke Amarāvatī (kota surgawi).”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises humble, harmless, vow-bound conduct: even a minimal, non-injurious act of sustenance—shared with animals and undertaken with a consecrated, joyful disposition—is presented as spiritually meritorious and capable of leading to heavenly reward.
Maheśvara states a result (phala-śruti) for a particular observance: a dīkṣita who eats tender grass that remains from deer, in the company of deer and with glad intent, is said to attain Amarāvatī.