Shloka 3
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
गुरुणा समनुज्ञातो भुज्जीतान्नमकुत्सयन् । हविष्यभैक्ष्यभुक् चापि स्थानासनविहारवान्,गुरुकी आज्ञा लेकर भोजन करे। भोजनके समय अन्नकी निन्दा न करे। भिक्षाके अन्नको हविष्य मानकर ग्रहण करे। एक स्थानपर रहे। एक आसनसे बैठे और नियत समयमें भ्रमण करे
guruṇā samanujñāto bhuñjītānnam akutsayan | haviṣyabhaikṣyabhuk cāpi sthānāsanavihāravān ||
Vāyu bersabda: “Setelah mendapat izin guru, hendaknya ia makan tanpa mencela makanan. Sekalipun hidup dari sedekah, hendaknya ia menerima makanan yang diminta itu seolah-olah havis, persembahan kurban. Hendaknya ia tinggal di satu tempat, berpegang pada satu tempat duduk, dan berjalan keluar hanya pada waktu yang telah ditetapkan.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Discipline rooted in humility and reverence: eat only with the teacher’s sanction, never disparage food, treat alms as sacred like an oblation, and maintain regulated, restrained habits of residence, sitting, and movement.
Vāyudeva is instructing on proper conduct (niyama) for a disciplined life—especially the etiquette of eating and restraint—framing everyday acts like accepting alms as spiritually significant and governed by the guru’s authority.