Shloka 45
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
निर्द्धदद्ों निर्ममस्कारो निःस्वाहाकार एव च | निर्ममो निरहंकारो निर्योगक्षेम आत्मवान्,द्वन्दोंसे प्रभावित न हो, किसीके सामने माथा न टेके। स्वाहाकार (अग्निहोत्र आदि)- का परित्याग करे। ममता और अहंकारसे रहित हो जाय, योगक्षेमकी चिन्ता न करे। मनपर विजय प्राप्त करे
nirdvandvo nirmamaskāro niḥsvāhākāra eva ca | nirmamo nirahaṅkāro niryogakṣema ātmavān |
Vāyu said: “Let him become free from the pairs of opposites; let him offer no servile bowing before anyone; let him abandon the ‘svāhā’ rites (such as offerings into fire). Let him be without possessiveness and without ego, unconcerned with gain and security, and self-controlled—so that he is not shaken by dualities and has mastery over the mind.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches inner renunciation: rise above dualities, abandon ego and possessiveness, stop seeking validation or favor, give up ritualistic dependence, and remain unconcerned with gain and security—cultivating self-mastery.
Vāyudeva is instructing a listener in the marks of a disciplined, renunciant life—describing the qualities of one who seeks liberation through detachment and control of the mind rather than through social display or ritual performance.