Shloka 9
Adhyaya 41 — Yogic Conduct and the Discipline Leading to Siddhi
अथ नित्यं गृहस्थेषु शालीनैषु चरेद्यतिः । श्रद्धधानेषु दान्तेषु श्रोत्रियेṣu महात्मसु ॥
atha nityaṃ gṛhastheṣu śālīneṣu cared yatiḥ | śraddadhāneṣu dānteṣu śrotriyeṣu mahātmasu ||
Therefore, the renunciant should regularly go among householders who are śālīna (respectable, settled, disciplined), who are faithful, self-controlled, learned in scripture (śrotriya), and noble-minded.
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FAQs
A yogin’s sustenance is also an ethical relationship: receiving from the disciplined and faithful supports purity of mind and avoids complicity in adharmic livelihoods.
Dharma/ācāra instruction—especially norms of renunciant interaction with householders.
‘Saṅga’ (company) subtly shapes consciousness; choosing śālīna/śrotriya households is a method of guarding the mind from tamas and distraction.