Shloka 18
एतदेवेदृशं सूक्ष्मं ब्रह्मचर्य विदुर्बुधा: । विदित्वा चान्वपद्यन्त क्षेत्रज्ञेनानुदर्शिता:,विद्वानोंने इसीको सूक्ष्म ब्रह्मचर्य बतलाया है। तत्त्वदर्शीका उपदेश पाकर प्रबुद्ध हुए आत्मज्ञानी पुरुष इस ब्रह्मचर्यके स्वरूपको जानकर सदा उसका पालन करते रहते हैं
etad evīdṛśaṃ sūkṣmaṃ brahmacaryaṃ vidur budhāḥ | viditvā cānvapadyanta kṣetrajñenānudarśitāḥ ||
The wise know precisely this to be the subtle essence of brahmacarya. Having understood it, and having been guided by the Knower of the Field (kṣetrajña), the awakened men of self-knowledge take it up and continue to live by it—steadfastly maintaining that disciplined way of life.
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.