Shloka 46
Pratyakṣa–Āgama–Ācāra: Doubt, Proof, and the Practice of Dharma (प्रत्यक्ष–आगम–आचारविचारः)
स्थण्डिलस्य फलान्याहुर्यानानि शयनानि च
sthaṇḍilasya phalāny āhur yānāni śayanāni ca
மகேஸ்வரர் கூறினார்—ஸ்தண்டில விரதம் (வெறும் தரையில் உறங்குதல்) தனக்கெனப் பலன் தரும் என்று சொல்கிறார்கள்—வாகனங்களும் படுக்கைகளும் போன்றவை.
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
Austerity (tapas) is portrayed as ethically meaningful self-restraint whose results are said to manifest as appropriate rewards; here, the hardship of sleeping on bare ground is linked to the attainment of comforts like conveyances and beds, illustrating the doctrine of फल (fruits of action/observance).
Maheshvara is enumerating the fruits attributed to specific ascetic practices; this line states the traditional claim that the sthaṇḍila observance yields rewards such as vehicles and beds.