Shloka 29
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
अहिंसा ब्रह्मचर्य च सत्यमार्जवमेव च,अहिंसा, ब्रह्मचर्य, सत्य, सरलता, क्रोधका अभाव, दोष-दृष्टिका त्याग, इन्द्रियसंयम और चुगली न खाना--इन आठ व्रतोंका सदा सावधानीके साथ पालन करे। इन्द्रियोंको वशमें रखे
ahiṃsā brahmacaryaṃ ca satyam ārjavam eva ca | akrodho doṣadṛṣṭeś ca tyāga indriyasaṃyamaḥ | paiśunyaṃ ca na bhāṣeta—etāny aṣṭau vratāni vai | sadā yatnena saṃrakṣyed indriyāṇi vaśe nayet ||
Dijo Vāyu: «La no violencia, la continencia del brahmacarya, la veracidad y la rectitud—junto con la ausencia de ira, el abandono de la costumbre de buscar faltas, el dominio de los sentidos y el abstenerse de llevar chismes—éstos son los ocho votos. Deben guardarse siempre con vigilante empeño y mantener los sentidos bajo señorío».
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches an eightfold ethical discipline: non-violence, celibate restraint, truth, straightforwardness, freedom from anger, giving up fault-finding, control of the senses, and avoiding slander/gossip—urging constant vigilance in guarding these vows.
Vāyudeva is speaking as a moral instructor, enumerating foundational vows (vratas) that support dharma and inner mastery, emphasizing that sense-control and purity of speech are essential to sustained righteous conduct.