Shloka 8
Ātma-saṃyama-dharma: One-pointedness of Mind and Senses (शुक–व्यास संवादः)
विधूमे सन्नमुसले वानप्रस्थप्रतिश्रये । काले प्राप्ते चरन् भैक्ष्यं कल्पते ब्रह्म भूयसे
vidhūme sannamusale vānaprasthapratiśraye | kāle prāpte caran bhaikṣyaṃ kalpate brahma bhūyase ||
Vyāsa berkata: Ketika waktunya tiba, sang sanyāsin yang hidup dari sedekah hendaknya pergi meminta alms ke kediaman seorang vanaprastha hanya saat dapur tanpa asap dan bunyi alu telah berhenti. Dengan hidup setertib ini, si pengemis suci menjadi layak mencapai keadaan Brahman.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A renunciant should beg in a way that minimizes burden and disturbance to householders/forest-dwellers—approaching only after cooking and pounding are finished—so that his livelihood remains pure, restrained, and aligned with the pursuit of Brahman.
Vyāsa lays down a practical rule of conduct for a mendicant: the sannyāsin should time his alms-round to a vānaprastha’s dwelling when there is no kitchen smoke and no sound of the pestle, indicating that the host’s work is done and the request will not cause disruption.