Shloka 38
योग–सांख्यसमन्वयः, रथोपमा, व्यक्त–अव्यक्तविवेकः
Yoga–Sāṃkhya Synthesis, Chariot Allegory, and the Vyakta–Avyakta Distinction
कल्यं घृतं चान्ववेक्षन् प्रयता ब्रह्मवादिन: । मड़ल्यान्यपि चापश्यन् ब्राह्मणांश्वाप्पपूजयन्
kalyaṃ ghṛtaṃ cānvavekṣan prayatā brahmavādinaḥ | maṅgalyāny api cāpaśyan brāhmaṇāṃś cāpy apūjayan ||
Śakra dit : «Ces exposants disciplinés de Brahman, après avoir maîtrisé l’esprit et les sens, se levaient à l’aube, prenaient pour vision de bon augure le ghee (beurre clarifié), récitaient les Veda, regardaient d’autres objets propices et honoraient les brāhmaṇas. Ainsi, en commençant la journée dans la pureté, la juste observance et la révérence, ils soutenaient le dharma et affermissaient l’ordre moral.»
शक्र उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that dharma is sustained through disciplined daily conduct: rising early, cultivating purity and auspiciousness, engaging in Vedic study, and honoring the learned and virtuous (Brāhmaṇas). Ethical life is shown as a set of repeated, embodied practices rather than mere belief.
Śakra (Indra) describes the customary morning observances of disciplined Vedic practitioners: at dawn they behold auspicious substances like ghee, recite the Vedas, seek other auspicious signs, and perform acts of respect toward Brāhmaṇas—portraying an ideal social-religious routine.