Shloka 27
चत्वारोऽाश्रमाः — ब्रह्मचर्यादि मोक्षाश्रमपर्यन्तम्
The Four Āśramas as a graded path to mokṣa
जरायुजाण्डजादीनां वाङ्मनःकर्मभिः क्वचित् युक्तः कुर्वीत न द्रोहं सर्वसङ्गांश् च वर्जयेत्
jarāyujāṇḍajādīnāṃ vāṅmanaḥkarmabhiḥ kvacit yuktaḥ kurvīta na drohaṃ sarvasaṅgāṃś ca varjayet
Toward beings born of womb, egg, and every other kind, whenever occasion arises, let him be disciplined in speech, mind, and deed: let him do no harm, bear no malice, and abandon all binding attachments.
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Universal ahiṃsā and discipline of speech-mind-body; abandoning all bindings (saṅga)
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: revealing
Concept: Toward all classes of living beings, one should be disciplined in speech, mind, and action, commit no harm, and renounce binding attachments.
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Adopt ‘three-gate’ mindfulness (word/thought/deed), reduce harm in diet and habits where possible, and simplify attachments that generate cruelty or exploitation.
Vishishtadvaita: Non-injury to beings supports the vision of all selves as belonging to the Lord (śeṣa-śeṣi-bhāva), making compassion a theological duty.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
It frames dharma as universal compassion: one should avoid hostility toward all categories of living beings, not only humans, through disciplined speech, thought, and action.
He ties ethical life to threefold restraint—vāk (speech), manas (mind), and karma (deed)—so that non-injury is upheld consistently whenever situations arise.
The verse reflects Vishnu-centered cosmic order: dharma that protects beings and loosens attachment aligns the individual with the sustaining principle of the universe, ultimately leading toward devotion and liberation.