Shloka 39
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
आशीर्युक्तानि सर्वाणि हिंसायुक्तानि यानि च । लोकसंग्रहधर्म च नैव कुर्यान्न कारयेत्,जितने भी कामना और हिंसासे युक्त कर्म हैं, उन सबका एवं लौकिक कर्मोंका न स्वयं अनुष्ठान करे और न दूसरोंसे करावे
āśīryuktāni sarvāṇi hiṃsāyuktāni yāni ca | lokasaṃgrahadharmaṃ ca naiva kuryān na kārayet ||
Vāyu said: One should neither do oneself nor cause others to do deeds driven by desire for reward, or deeds stained with violence. Likewise, one should not take up merely worldly duties pursued for social approval or outward maintenance when they compromise true dharma. The teaching calls for restraint from self-serving and harmful acts, and forbids outsourcing such wrongdoing to others.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Do not engage in actions motivated by craving for results or marked by violence, and do not shift moral blame by having others do such acts on your behalf. Ethical responsibility includes both direct action and indirect instigation.
Vāyudeva is instructing the listener on right conduct, emphasizing restraint from desire-driven and harmful deeds and warning against justifying questionable acts under the banner of worldly or socially expedient ‘dharma’.