Shloka 22
अरण्यवृत्ति-वैराग्योपदेशः | Forest Discipline and the Program of Non-Attachment
विधूमे न््यस्तमुसले व्यज्ारे भुक्तवज्जने । अतीतपात्रसंचारे काले विगतभिक्षुके
vidhūme nyastamusale vyajāre bhuktavajjane | atītapātrasañcāre kāle vigatabhikṣuke ||
Ketika tak ada lagi asap mengepul dari rumah-rumah, alu telah disandarkan, api perapian padam, seisi rumah selesai makan, lalu-lalang hidangan yang telah disajikan pun usai, dan para pengemis telah pergi setelah menerima sedekah—pada saat seperti itu aku akan pergi meminta sedekah hanya sekali sehari, ke dua, tiga, atau paling banyak lima rumah. Memutus segala ikatan kasih di segala arah, aku akan mengembara di bumi ini.
युधिछिर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches disciplined renunciation: an ascetic should seek alms only after households have completed their own meal and work, minimizing disturbance and cultivating non-attachment by cutting bonds of affection and wandering without dependence.
Yudhiṣṭhira describes the practical rule he will follow as a mendicant: he will go for alms at a late, unobtrusive time—after cooking and eating are finished—and will limit himself to a small number of houses, signaling a resolve to live simply and detach from worldly ties.