Shloka 59
Śiva-nāmānukīrtana-prastāvaḥ
Prologue to the praise of Śiva and the Upamanyu testimony
सुदुःखान् नियमांस्तांस्तान् वहतः सुतपोधनान् । पश्यन् मुनीन् बहुविधानू प्रवेष्टमुपचक्रमे
suduḥkhān niyamāṁs tāṁs tān vahataḥ sutapodhanān | paśyan munīn bahuvidhānū praveṣṭum upacakrame ||
Wika ni Vāsudeva: “Nang makita ko ang sari-saring mga muning asceta—mga lalaking mayaman sa tapas at kayamanang espirituwal—na pasan ang mga tuntunin at pagpipigil na napakasakit tiisin, sinimulan kong pumasok sa dakilang ashram na iyon.”
वासुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights reverence for tapas and niyama: ethical and spiritual authority is grounded in disciplined self-restraint, even when it is arduous, and such discipline commands respect from even the greatest figures.
Vāsudeva describes approaching and preparing to enter a great hermitage after observing numerous sages engaged in diverse, demanding ascetic observances.