Shloka 83
Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)
अध्यात्मगतिचित्तो यस्तन्मनास्तत्परायण: । युक्तो योगं प्रति सदा प्रतिसंख्यानमेव च
adhyātma-gati-citto yas tan-manās tat-parāyaṇaḥ | yukto yogaṃ prati sadā prati-saṅkhyānam eva ca ||
Maheshvara disse: «Aquele cuja mente se inclina ao caminho interior (adhyātma), cujo pensamento está fixo Nisso, e que tomou Isso somente como refúgio, deve permanecer sempre disciplinado—constantemente devotado à prática do yoga e à investigação discriminativa. O buscador de libertação deve, repetidas vezes, contemplar, refletir e meditar profundamente no conhecimento espiritual, mantendo-se firme nele enquanto examina continuamente a verdade.»
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
A liberation-seeker should keep the mind oriented to the inner Self, take the Supreme/Self as the sole goal, and maintain steady discipline through continuous yoga-practice together with discriminative inquiry—supported by contemplation (cintana), reflection (manana), and deep meditation (nididhyāsana).
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instructional setting, Śrī Maheśvara is delivering a didactic teaching: he prescribes the inner regimen for a mumukṣu—how to stabilize the mind in adhyātma and pursue realization through sustained practice and analysis of truth.