Shloka 456
Pratyakṣa–Āgama–Ācāra: Doubt, Proof, and the Practice of Dharma (प्रत्यक्ष–आगम–आचारविचारः)
देहं चानशने त्यक्त्वा स स्वर्गे सुखमेधते । जो वानप्रस्थ अपने चारों ओर विशुद्ध आकाशको ग्रहण करता हुआ खुले मैदानमें वेदीपर सोता और बारह वर्षोके लिये प्रसन्नतापूर्वक व्रतकी दीक्षा ले उपवास करके अपना शरीर त्याग देता है
dehaṃ cānaśane tyaktvā sa svarge sukham edhate |
Ipinahayag ni Maheśvara na ang sinumang magwaksi sa katawan sa pamamagitan ng pag-aayuno—matapos tanggapin ang mahigpit na disiplina ng naninirahang- gubat (vānaprastha) at panatilihin ang dalisay na pamumuhay sa ilalim ng bukás na langit—ay makaaabot sa langit at magtatamasa roon ng ligaya. Ang diin ng aral ay nasa disiplinadong pagtalikod at matatag na pagtupad sa mga panata bilang dharmikong daan tungo sa mas mataas na daigdig.
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that disciplined renunciation—specifically giving up the body through fasting undertaken as a vowed ascetic practice—yields a meritorious result: attainment of heaven and enjoyment of happiness there. It frames self-control and steadfast vrata-observance as dharmic means to higher posthumous states.
Śrīmaheśvara is speaking, describing the फल (result) of an austere practice: a person who abandons the body by fasting (anaśana) is said to prosper in svarga. The surrounding prose in the provided text elaborates this as a forest-dweller’s vow and austerity culminating in heavenly reward.