Shloka 25
अव्यक्त-गुण-पुरुषविवेकः | Avyakta, Guṇas, and Discrimination of Puruṣa
नियमान् विविधांश्वापि विविधानि तपांसि च । यज्ञांश्न विविधाकारान् विधींश्व विविधांस्तथा
niyamān vividhāṁś cāpi vividhāni tapāṁsi ca | yajñāṁś ca vividhākārān vidhīṁś ca vividhāṁs tathā ||
Vasiṣṭha dit : « Il entreprend maintes disciplines et maîtrises de soi, et bien des formes d’austérité. Il accomplit aussi des sacrifices (yajña) de diverses sortes, avec des rites prescrits variés : il poursuit des récitations secrètes (japa), des vœux et des observances, demeurant souvent dans des grottes de montagne retirées qui lui servent de demeure. Ainsi, dans la solitude, il accomplit des actes religieux multiples, avec une attention scrupuleuse à la règle et à la méthode. »
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes disciplined spiritual life: one advances through regulated observances (niyama), austerity (tapas), and properly performed rites and sacrifices (yajña, vidhi). Ethical force lies in self-restraint, method, and sincerity rather than mere outward display.
Vasiṣṭha is describing the conduct of a spiritually intent person—living in seclusion (such as solitary mountain caves) and engaging in varied, often confidential, religious practices: japa, vows, restraints, austerities, and ritual performances according to prescribed procedures.