Shloka 19
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
अयाचितमसंक्लृप्तमुपपन्नं यदृच्छया । कृत्वा प्राह्ने चरेद् भैक्ष्यं विधूमे भुक्तवज्जने
ayācitam asaṅklṛptam upapannaṃ yadṛcchayā | kṛtvā prāhne cared bhaikṣyaṃ vidhūme bhuktavajjane ||
वायु ने कहा—जो अयाचित, असंकल्पित और यदृच्छा से प्राप्त हो, उसी को स्वीकार करे। अपने नित्यकर्म करके मध्यान्ह में भिक्षा के लिए निकले और जहाँ लोग खा-पी चुके हों, वहीं विधूम (अपने लिए विशेषतः न पकाया गया) अन्न ग्रहण करे।
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches disciplined renunciation: one should live on unsolicited, unarranged food that comes naturally, avoiding dependence and manipulation. By taking alms at a fixed time (midday) and eating what is not specially cooked for him, the seeker minimizes burden on householders and curbs greed and entitlement.
Vāyudeva is instructing a code of conduct consistent with ascetic or dharma-oriented living, describing how one should obtain and consume food: after completing one’s duties, go for alms at midday and accept only what is freely available without special preparation.