Shloka 23
कālacakra-वर्णनम् तथा āśrama-धarma-निरूपणम्
The Wheel of Time and the Norms of the Āśramas
अथ शेषाणि चान्यानि त्रीणि कर्माणि यानि तु । दानमध्ययन यज्ञो धर्मयुक्तानि तानि तु,शेष तीन कर्म-दान, अध्ययन तथा यज्ञानुष्ठान करना-ये धर्मोपार्जनके लिये हैं
atha śeṣāṇi cānyāni trīṇi karmāṇi yāni tu | dānam adhyayanaṁ yajño dharmayuktāni tāni tu ||
Vāyudeva dit : «Quant aux trois devoirs restants — donner (charité), étudier le savoir sacré et accomplir le sacrifice — ce sont des actes conformes au dharma, entrepris pour acquérir et affermir la droiture.»
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse identifies three key dharmic practices—charity (dāna), sacred study (adhyayana), and sacrifice (yajña)—as righteous actions that generate and sustain dharma (moral and religious merit).
Vāyudeva is instructing the listener by enumerating remaining prescribed duties, emphasizing that these three practices are specifically dharma-aligned means for cultivating righteousness and merit.