Shloka 7
Pratyakṣa–Āgama–Ācāra: Doubt, Proof, and the Practice of Dharma (प्रत्यक्ष–आगम–आचारविचारः)
उन्हें दिनमें तीन बार स्नान, पितरों और देवताओंका पूजन, अग्निहोत्र तथा विधिवत् यज्ञ करने चाहिये ।।
nivāragrahaṇaṃ caiva phalamūlaniṣevaṇam | iṅgudairaṇḍatailānāṃ snehārthe ca niṣevaṇam ||
ତାଙ୍କୁ ଦିନେ ତିନିଥର ସ୍ନାନ, ପିତୃ ଓ ଦେବପୂଜା, ଅଗ୍ନିହୋତ୍ର ଏବଂ ବିଧିମତେ ଯଜ୍ଞକର୍ମ କରିବା ଉଚିତ। ଜୀବିକା ପାଇଁ ବାନପ୍ରସ୍ଥ ନିବାର ଧାନ୍ୟ ଓ ଫଳ-ମୂଳ ସେବନ କରୁ; ଦେହର ସ୍ନିଗ୍ଧତା ଓ ଆବଶ୍ୟକ କାର୍ଯ୍ୟ ପାଇଁ—ଭୋଗ ପାଇଁ ନୁହେଁ, ଧର୍ମଧାରଣ ପାଇଁ—ଇଙ୍ଗୁଦ ଓ ଏରଣ୍ଡ (ରେଡ଼ି) ତେଲର ଯଥୋଚିତ ବ୍ୟବହାର କରୁ।
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A vānaprastha should live on simple, non-indulgent foods available in the forest—nivāra grains, fruits, and roots—while allowing minimal, purposeful use of oils (iṅguda/castor) for health and necessary duties. Dharma here is disciplined sufficiency, not luxury.
Śrī Maheśvara is instructing about proper conduct for the forest-dweller stage of life, specifying what may be consumed and used so that one can sustain the body and continue prescribed religious duties without falling into sensual excess.