Shloka 33
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
ग्रासादाच्छादनादन्यन्न गृह्लीयात् कथंचन । यावदाहारयेत् तावत् प्रतिगृह्लीत नाधिकम्,खानेके लिये अन्न और शरीर ढकनेके लिये वस्त्रके सिवा और किसी वस्तुका संग्रह न करे। भिक्षा भी, जितनी भोजनके लिये आवश्यक हो, उतनी ही ग्रहण करे, उससे अधिक नहीं
grāsād ācchādanād anyan na gṛhlīyāt kathaṃcana | yāvad āhārayet tāvat pratigṛhlīta nādhikam ||
Vāyu-deva said: “One should never accept or store anything beyond what is needed for food and for covering the body. Even when receiving alms, one should take only as much as is required for one’s meal—never more.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Practice aparigraha (non-hoarding): keep only the bare necessities—food and clothing—and accept even alms only in the quantity required, avoiding surplus and attachment.
Vāyu-deva is instructing a listener in a dharmic rule of disciplined living, emphasizing restraint in receiving gifts and limiting possessions to essentials.