आहारार्थं समीहेत युक्तं तत् प्राणधारणम् । तत्त्वं विमृश्यते तेन तद् विज्ञाय विमुच्यते ॥ ३४ ॥
āhārārthaṁ samīheta yuktaṁ tat-prāṇa-dhāraṇam tattvaṁ vimṛśyate tena tad vijñāya vimucyate
- āhāra
- to eat
- artham
- in order
- samīheta
- one should endeavor
- yuktam
- proper
- tat
- of the person
- prāṇa
- life force
- dhāraṇam
- sustaining
- tattvam
- spiritual truth
- vimṛśyate
- is contemplated
- tena
- by that strength of the mind, senses and life air
- tat
- that truth
- vijñāya
- understanding
- vimucyate
- one is liberated
If required, one should endeavor to get sufficient foodstuffs, because it is always necessary and proper to maintain one’s health. When the senses, mind and life air are fit, one can contemplate spiritual truth, and by understanding the truth one is liberated.