Shloka 15
कर्मनाशाभावः, गर्भे जीवप्रवेशः, आचारधर्मोपदेशः
Karma’s Non-Extinction, Jīva’s Entry into the Embryo, and Instruction on Conduct-Dharma
दानं व्रतं ब्रह्मचर्य यथोक्तं ब्रह्मुधारणम् । दम: प्रशान्तता चैव भूतानां चानुकम्पनम्,दान, व्रत, ब्रह्मचर्य, शास्त्रोक्त रीतिसे वेदाध्ययन, इन्द्रियनिग्रह, शान्ति, समस्त प्राणियोंपर दया, चित्तका संयम, कोमलता, दूसरोंके धन लेनेकी इच्छाका त्याग, संसारके प्राणियोंका मनसे भी अहित न करना, माता-पिताकी सेवा, देवता, अतिथि और गुरुओंकी पूजा, दया, पवित्रता, इन्द्रियोंको सदा काबूमें रखना तथा शुभ कर्मोंका प्रचार करना--यह सब श्रेष्ठ पुरुषोंका बर्ताव कहलाता है। इनके अनुष्ठानसे धर्म होता है, जो सदा प्रजावर्गकी रक्षा करता है
brāhmaṇa uvāca | dānaṁ vrataṁ brahmacaryaṁ yathoktaṁ brahmadhāraṇam | damaḥ praśāntatā caiva bhūtānāṁ cānukampanam ||
The Brāhmaṇa said: “Charity, the observance of vows, celibate discipline, and the upholding of sacred knowledge as prescribed; self-restraint, inner calm, and compassion toward all living beings—these constitute the conduct of the truly excellent. By practicing such disciplines, dharma is established, and dharma, in turn, continually protects and sustains the people.”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse defines exemplary conduct as a set of ethical and ascetic virtues—charity, vows, disciplined celibacy, faithful adherence to sacred learning, sense-control, tranquility, and compassion—stating that such practice establishes dharma, which then safeguards society.
A Brāhmaṇa speaker is instructing or advising by listing the qualities and practices that mark ‘the best of men’ and explaining their social consequence: the cultivation of dharma that protects the community.