Shloka 8
Adhyaya 41 — Yogic Conduct and the Discipline Leading to Siddhi
भैक्ष्यञ्चरेद् गृहस्थेषु यायावरगृहेषु च । श्रेष्ठा तु प्रथमा चेति वृत्तिरस्योपदिश्यते ॥
bhaikṣyañ cared gṛhastheṣu yāyāvaragṛheṣu ca | śreṣṭhā tu prathamā ceti vṛttir asyopadiśyate ||
Il doit quêter l’aumône auprès des chefs de maison et aussi dans les demeures des yāyāvaras (mendiants itinérants). De ces deux moyens, le premier est enseigné comme le mode de subsistance le meilleur pour lui.
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FAQs
The text systematizes mendicant livelihood and implies a preference for a regulated, socially integrated alms practice (among householders) over less grounded alternatives.
Normative instruction (ācāra) rather than cosmology or genealogy.
Choosing a ‘better’ vṛtti is part of reducing rajas and social entanglement; livelihood itself becomes a yogic support (anukūla) or obstacle (pratikūla).