Shloka 7
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
पूताभिश्न तथैवाद्धिः सदा दैवततर्पणम् । भावेन नियत: कुर्वन् ब्रह्मचारी प्रशस्यते,जो ब्रह्मचारी सदा नियमपरायण होकर श्रद्धाके साथ शुद्ध जलसे नित्य देवताओंका तर्पण करता है, उसकी सर्वत्र प्रशंसा होती है
pūtābhiś ca tathaivāddhiḥ sadā daivatatarpaṇam | bhāvena niyataḥ kurvan brahmacārī praśasyate ||
નિયમનિષ્ઠ બની, શ્રદ્ધાભાવથી શુદ્ધ જળ વડે નિત્ય દેવતાઓનું તર્પણ કરનાર બ્રહ્મચારી સર્વત્ર પ્રશંસિત થાય છે.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Disciplined conduct (niyama) joined with inner sincerity (bhāva/śraddhā) makes religious practice meaningful; a brahmacārin who regularly performs devatā-tarpaṇa with purity is held up as an ideal of dharmic life.
Vāyudeva is instructing by praising a model practitioner: a brahmacārin who, as part of daily observance, offers water-libations to the gods with pure water and sincere intent, thereby earning universal commendation.