Shloka 5
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
क्षौीमं कार्पासिकं चापि मृगाजिनमथापि वा । सर्व काषायरक्तं वा वासो वापि द्विजस्य ह,रेशमी अथवा सूती वस्त्र या मृगचर्म धारण करे। अथवा ब्राह्मणके लिये सारा वस्त्र गेरुए रंगका होना चाहिये
kṣaumam kārpāsikaṃ cāpi mṛgājinam athāpi vā | sarvaṃ kāṣāya-raktaṃ vā vāso vāpi dvijasya ha ||
দ্বিজৰ (বিশেষকৈ ব্ৰাহ্মণৰ) বস্ত্ৰ ক্ষৌম, কাৰ্পাসিক বা মৃগচর্ম হ’ব পাৰে; অথবা তাৰ সকলো বস্ত্ৰ কাষায়-ৰক্ত, অৰ্থাৎ গেৰুৱা ৰঙৰো হ’ব পাৰে।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches restraint and propriety in dress for the dvija—endorsing simple materials (linen, cotton, deer-skin) or ochre-dyed clothing, thereby discouraging luxury and emphasizing visible commitment to disciplined, dharmic living.
Vāyu-deva is giving prescriptive guidance about acceptable garments, framing external appearance (types and color of clothing) as part of ethical and ascetic conduct within the broader dharma-instruction context of the Ashvamedhika Parva.