Shloka 66
Rudra-Śiva: Names, Two Natures, and the Logic of Epithets (रुद्रनाम-बहुरूपत्व-प्रकरणम्)
त्रैविद्यो ब्राह्मणो विद्वानू न चाध्ययनजीवक: । त्रिकर्मा त्रिपरिक्रान्तो मैत्र एष स्मृतो द्विज:
traividyo brāhmaṇo vidvān na cādhyayanajīvakaḥ | trikarmā triparikrānto maitra eṣa smṛto dvijaḥ ||
Mahādeva sprach: Wahrhaft als brāhmaṇa—als „Zweimalgeborener“ (dvija)—gilt ein Mann, wenn er in den drei Veden gelehrt ist, seinen Lebensunterhalt nicht durch Lehren oder Rezitation bestreitet, beständig die drei heiligen Pflichten vollzieht (Opfer, Gabe und rechtschaffene Lebensführung), die drei inneren Feinde (Begierde, Zorn und Gier) überwunden hat und allen Wesen gegenüber eine Haltung der Freundschaft bewahrt.
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
True brahminhood is characterized by Vedic learning joined to integrity: not commercializing sacred study, performing key dharmic duties (sacrifice, charity, righteous conduct), conquering desire-anger-greed, and cultivating friendliness toward all beings.
In Anuśāsana Parva’s instruction-focused setting, Mahādeva speaks a normative definition of a brāhmaṇa, shifting emphasis from mere social label to ethical and spiritual qualifications.