Shloka 5
Adhyāya 33: Brāhmaṇa-Upadeśa on Buddhi, Āśrama-Forms, and Inner Freedom
एक: पन्था ब्राह्मणानां येन गच्छन्ति तद्विद: । गृहेषु वनवासेषु गुरुवासेषु भिक्षुषु
ekaḥ panthā brāhmaṇānāṁ yena gacchanti tadvidaḥ | gṛheṣu vanavāseṣu guruvāseṣu bhikṣuṣu brahmacarye gārhasthye vānaprasthe ca saṁnyāse ca ||
Sang Brahmana berkata: “Bagi para Brahmana yang sungguh mengenal Brahman, jalan itu hanya satu—jalan yang ditempuh para bijaksana. Entah mereka tinggal di rumah, berdiam di rimba, menetap di sisi guru, atau hidup dari sedekah; entah tegak dalam āśrama brahmacarya, gārhasthya, vānaprastha, atau saṃnyāsa—para Brahmana yang mengetahui Brahman melangkah melalui satu jalan yang tunggal.”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
That true spiritual realization (knowledge of Brahman) is not confined to a single external lifestyle. Across the four āśramas and varied modes of living, the Brahmavid’s essential path—rooted in inner discipline, right conduct, and realization—is one.
A Brahmin speaker is instructing the listener(s) by emphasizing the unity of the spiritual path for the wise: regardless of whether one lives as a student, householder, forest-dweller, or renunciant, the knower of Brahman follows the same fundamental way.