Shloka 41
Adhyāya 325: Nārada in Śvetadvīpa—Stotra to the Nirguṇa Mahātman
स्पर्थ्यास्तरणसंकीर्ण ददुस्ता: परमस्त्रिय: । उन सुन्दरी रमणियोंने देवताओंके बैठने योग्य एक दिव्य पलंग, जिसमें रत्न जड़े हुए थे और जिसपर बहुमूल्य बिछौने बिछे थे, शुकदेवजीको सोनेके लिये दिया || ४० ई ।।
pādaśaucaṃ tu kṛtvaiva śukaḥ saṃdhyām upāsya ca | madhyarātre yathānyāyaṃ nidrām āhārayat prabhuḥ ||
毗湿摩说道：他先洗足，并依仪轨完成身净之事；随后，舒迦行暮时礼拜。继而端坐于清净之座，专注观照解脱之理。夜之初段，他安住禅定；至夜之中段，这位威德具足的圣者，依戒律与法度，适时受纳睡眠。
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights disciplined living: purity of body (washing), regular spiritual duty (Sandhyā worship), sustained contemplation of liberation, and even sleep taken only in a regulated, appropriate measure—showing that renunciation is not negligence but ordered self-governance.
Bhīṣma describes Śuka’s conduct at night: after cleansing and performing Sandhyā rites, he sits on a pure seat and meditates on mokṣa; he remains absorbed through the early night and only later, at midnight, accepts sleep according to proper ascetic discipline.