Shloka 18
Adhyāya 26 — Ekākṣara-Brahman (“Om”) and the Hṛdayastha Guru
Inner Teacher
एतदेवेदृशं सूक्ष्मं ब्रह्मचर्य विदुर्बुधा: । विदित्वा चान्वपद्यन्त क्षेत्रज्ञेनानुदर्शिता:
etad evīdṛśaṃ sūkṣmaṃ brahmacaryaṃ vidur budhāḥ | viditvā cānvapadyanta kṣetrajñenānudarśitāḥ ||
Die Weisen erkennen, dass gerade dies das feine Wesen des Brahmacarya ist. Haben sie es verstanden und sind sie vom „Kenner des Feldes“ (kṣetrajña) angeleitet worden, so nehmen die im Selbstwissen Erwachten es auf und leben fortwährend danach—standhaft diese Zucht bewahrend.
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
True brahmacarya is described as a subtle, inward discipline recognized by the wise; when one is instructed by the kṣetrajña (the inner knower/self), one understands its real nature and steadily lives according to it.
A brāhmaṇa speaker is explaining the refined meaning of brahmacarya, emphasizing that awakened, self-knowing persons—after receiving right guidance—undertake and continually maintain this disciplined way of life.