Shloka 11
Brāhmaṇa-pūjā, Haviḥ-dāna, and the Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī Saṃvāda
Chapter 34
ये वै तपसि वर्तन्ते वने मूलफलाशना: । असंचया: क्रियावन्तस्तान् नमस्यामि यादव
ye vai tapasi vartante vane mūlaphalāśanāḥ | asaṃcayāḥ kriyāvantas tān namasyāmi yādava ||
হে যাদব! যাঁরা বনে বাস করে মূল-ফল আহার করে তপস্যায় রত থাকেন, কোনো সঞ্চয় রাখেন না এবং নিত্যকর্মে নিষ্ঠাবান—তাঁদেরই আমি প্রণাম করি।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse honors ascetics who practice tapas with simplicity and non-attachment: living on minimal food, not hoarding, and remaining steady in disciplined observances. Ethical emphasis falls on self-control, contentment, and duty-based conduct rather than possession or display.
Nārada addresses Yādava (Kṛṣṇa) and offers reverential praise to forest-dwelling practitioners of austerity. The statement functions as a moral commendation within Anuśāsana Parva’s broader instruction on dharma and exemplary modes of life.