Shloka 30
चत्वारोऽाश्रमाः — ब्रह्मचर्यादि मोक्षाश्रमपर्यन्तम्
The Four Āśramas as a graded path to mokṣa
कामः क्रोधस् तथा दर्पमोहलोभादयश् च ये तांस् तु दोषान् परित्यज्य परिव्राड् निर्ममो भवेत्
kāmaḥ krodhas tathā darpamohalobhādayaś ca ye tāṃs tu doṣān parityajya parivrāḍ nirmamo bhavet
Casting away desire, anger, pride, delusion, greed, and such faults, the wandering renunciant (parivrājaka) should become free from possessiveness, resting without the sense of “mine.”
Sage Parāśara (in instruction to Maitreya)
Speaker: Parasara
Topic: Duties and disciplines of the āśramas, especially renunciation and conduct of the parivrājaka
Teaching: Ethical
Quality: authoritative
Concept: Renunciation is defined by abandoning inner faults—desire, anger, pride, delusion, greed—and resting in non-possessiveness (nirmamatā).
Vedantic Theme: Dharma
Application: Practice daily self-audit of these doṣas and simplify ownership/identity claims (“mine”) through mindful giving and restraint.
Vishishtadvaita: Detachment is not nihilism but purification of the self so it may depend on the Supreme as its inner support rather than on possessions.
Vishnu Form: Para-Brahman
Bhakti Type: Shanta
FAQs
This verse presents nirmamatva as a defining mark of the parivrājaka: freedom from “mine-ness” that arises only after abandoning inner enemies like desire, anger, pride, delusion, and greed.
Parāśara frames renunciation primarily as inner purification—rejecting mental faults—so the renunciant’s life becomes steady, unattached, and fit for higher realization.
Though Vishnu is not named in the verse, the discipline described supports the Purana’s broader aim: removing egoic grasping so the self can turn toward the Supreme Lord as the ultimate reality and refuge.