Shloka 286
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
उपस्पृशेदुद्धृताभिरद्धिश्व॒ पुरुष: सदा । मोक्ष-धर्मके ज्ञाता संन्यासीको उचित है कि सदा पवित्र जलसे काम ले। प्रतिदिन तुरंत निकाले हुए जलसे स्नान करे (बहुत पहलेके भरे हुए जलसे नहीं)
upaspṛśed uddhṛtābhir adbhiś ca puruṣaḥ sadā |
Vāyu-deva said: “A person should always perform purification rites using freshly drawn water. Especially for one who knows the dharma of liberation and lives as a renunciant, it is proper to rely on pure water and to bathe each day with water drawn immediately, not with water stored long before.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Purity in daily conduct is maintained through immediate, living sources of cleanliness: one should perform purification and bathing with freshly drawn water, reflecting disciplined renunciation and attentiveness to mokṣa-dharma.
Vāyudeva is instructing about proper ascetic and liberation-oriented conduct, giving a practical rule of ritual hygiene: use freshly drawn water for purification rather than old, stored water.