Shloka 11
महाभूत–इन्द्रिय–मनस्–बुद्धि–अन्तरात्मा विवेकः | Discrimination of Elements, Senses, Mind, Intellect, and Inner Self
भूमौ विपरिवर्तन्ते तिष्ठन्ति प्रपदैरपि । स्थानासनैवरवर्तयन्ति सवनेष्वभिषिज्चते
bhūmau viparivartante tiṣṭhanti prapadair api | sthānāsanair eva vartayanti savaneṣv abhiṣiñcate |
Vyāsa describe la austera disciplina de un morador del bosque de gran alma (vānaprasthin): rueda sobre la tierra desnuda, se mantiene en pie incluso apoyándose solo en la fuerza de la punta de los pies, vive sosteniendo posturas fijas—de pie o sentado—y cumple las abluciones prescritas en los tres ritos diarios. El pasaje subraya el tapas (autodominio) como medio de purificar la conducta y aquietar la mente conforme al dharma.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
That disciplined austerity—enduring hardship, regulating posture and conduct, and maintaining daily ritual observances—supports purification and steadiness, aligning one’s life with dharma in the forest-dweller stage.
Vyāsa is describing the practices of a mahātmā vānaprasthin: rolling on the ground, standing on the forefeet, remaining in fixed standing/sitting postures, and bathing at the three daily ritual times.