Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)
नित्य यज्ञका अनुष्ठान और धर्मका पालन करना चाहिये। देवपूजा और श्राद्धमें प्रीति रखना चाहिये। उछ्छवृत्तिसे उपार्जित किये हुए अन्नके द्वारा सबका आतिथ्य-सत्कार करना ऋषियोंका परम कर्तव्य है ।।
nivṛttir upabhogeṣu gorasānāṁ śame ratiḥ | sthaṇḍile śayane yogaḥ śākaparṇaniṣevaṇam ||
摩诃提婆教示一种克制而以法为根的行持:远离纵欲之乐,乐于内在寂静;以卧于净地为苦行之练;以蔬菜与树叶为食,守其简朴。如此自制,方能扶持更宏大的正法之责——常行祭祀,敬奉诸天,以施罗陀(śrāddha)礼敬祖灵,并以正当所得之食施行待客之礼——此被视为诸仙圣最上之本分。
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Cultivate nivṛtti (restraint) from sensual indulgence, take joy in śama (inner peace), and adopt simple living—minimal bedding and simple food—as a practical yoga of self-discipline that strengthens one’s capacity to uphold dharma.
In Anuśāsana Parva, Śrī Mahādeva is presented as instructing on righteous conduct. This verse lists concrete ascetic practices and attitudes that characterize the ideal sage-like life and support broader religious and social duties such as worship, ancestral rites, and hospitality.