Shloka 10

Pratyakṣa–Āgama–Ācāra: Doubt, Proof, and the Practice of Dharma (प्रत्यक्ष–आगम–आचारविचारः)

Devanagari script

वीरासनरतैर्नित्यं स्थण्डिले शयनं तथा । शीततोयाग्नियोगश्न चर्तव्यो धर्मबुद्धिभि:

Transliteration

vīrāsanaratair nityaṃ sthaṇḍile śayanaṃ tathā | śītato-yāgni-yogaś ca kartavyo dharmabuddhibhiḥ ||

Translation

Mahādeva nói: “Hãy luôn chuyên chú tư thế vīrāsana, và cũng hãy ngủ trên nền đất trần. Những ai lấy dharma làm nền cho trí hiểu biết còn nên thực hành kỷ luật ‘nước lạnh và lửa’—tức là các khổ hạnh tùy mùa: đêm mùa đông ngồi hoặc đứng trong nước lạnh, mùa mưa nằm ngoài trời, và mùa hạ chịu đựng ‘năm ngọn lửa’.”

Word by Word

• वीरासनरतैः: by those devoted to the hero-posture (vīrāsana)
• वीरासनरतैः: Karana
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वीरासनरत
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Plural

• नित्यम्: always
• नित्यम्: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: नित्यम्

• स्थण्डिले: on the bare ground / earthen platform
• स्थण्डिले: Adhikarana
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्थण्डिल
• Form: Neuter, Locative, Singular

• शयनम्: sleeping; bed/rest
• शयनम्: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: शयन
• Form: Neuter, Nominative, Singular

• तथा: and likewise
• तथा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: तथा

• शीत: from cold
• शीत: Apadana
• Type: Noun
• Root: शीत
• Form: Neuter, Ablative, Singular

• तोय: with water
• तोय: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: तोय
• Form: Neuter, Instrumental, Singular

• अग्नि: with fire
• अग्नि: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि
• Form: Masculine, Instrumental, Singular

• योगः: practice; discipline
• योगः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: योग
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• च: and
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च

• कर्तव्यः: to be done; should be practiced
• Type: Adjective
• Root: कर्तव्य
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• धर्मबुद्धिभिः: by those whose understanding is in dharma
• धर्मबुद्धिभिः: Karana
• Type: Noun
• Root: धर्मबुद्धि
• Form: Feminine, Instrumental, Plural

• सदा: always
• सदा: Adhikarana
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सदा

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Śrī Mahēśvara (Mahādeva/Śiva)
• vīrāsana (posture)
• sthaṇḍila (bare ground/earthen bed)
• śītato-yāgni-yoga (austerity discipline)
• pañcāgni (five fires, implied by the practice described)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

The verse teaches disciplined simplicity and seasonal austerity as a dharmic regimen: steady posture (vīrāsana), sleeping on bare ground, and practicing heat-and-cold endurance according to the seasons, cultivating self-mastery and detachment.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrī Mahēśvara is instructing about ascetic/forest-dweller conduct, prescribing concrete bodily disciplines and seasonal observances as part of righteous living and spiritual training.