Shloka 23
अव्यक्त-गुण-पुरुषविवेकः | Avyakta, Guṇas, and Discrimination of Puruṣa
पुलिनानि विविक्तानि विविक्तानि वनानि च | देवस्थानानि पुण्यानि विविक्तानि सरांसि च,कभी नदियोंके एकान्त तटोंमें, कभी निर्जन वनोंमें, कभी पवित्र देवमन्दिरोंमें तथा कभी एकान्त सरोवरोंके आसपास रहता है
pulināni viviktāni viviktāni vanāni ca | devāsthānāni puṇyāni viviktāni sarāṃsi ca ||
Vasiṣṭha berkata: “Kadang ia tinggal di tepian sungai yang sunyi, kadang di rimba yang sepi, kadang di tempat suci para dewa, dan kadang di sisi danau yang terpencil.”
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse commends seeking vivikta (secluded) and puṇya (sanctifying) environments—riverbanks, forests, temples, and lakes—as supports for inner restraint, contemplation, and the pursuit of dharma through a disciplined life.
Vasiṣṭha is describing the conduct or dwelling-pattern of a spiritually oriented person: instead of worldly bustle, he repeatedly chooses solitary natural and sacred locations conducive to austerity, reflection, and spiritual practice.