Shloka 4
Mind as Charioteer; Kṣetrajña, Tapas, and Dhyāna-Yoga
Adhyātma-Upadeśa
हिंसापराश्न ये केचिद् ये च नास्तिकवृत्तय: । लोभमोहसमायुक्तास्ते वै निरयगामिन:,जो लोग प्राणियोंकी हिंसा करते हैं, नास्तिक-वृत्तिका आश्रय लेते हैं और लोभ तथा मोहमें फँसे हुए हैं, उन्हें नरकमें गिरना पड़ता है
hiṁsāparāśn ye kecid ye ca nāstikavṛttayaḥ | lobhamohasamāyuktās te vai nirayagāminaḥ ||
Vāyu said: Those who are devoted to violence against living beings, who adopt an irreligious (atheistic) way of life, and who are entangled in greed and delusion—such people indeed proceed to hell. The verse frames non-violence, right belief, and freedom from greed and delusion as ethical foundations, warning that cruelty and moral denial lead to grave consequences.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Violence toward living beings, denial of dharma (nāstika conduct), and being driven by greed and delusion are presented as spiritually ruinous; such dispositions lead to severe karmic consequences, described here as falling into niraya (hell).
Vāyudeva is speaking in a didactic context, delivering a moral warning: he identifies certain harmful behaviors and inner states (hiṁsā, nāstika-vṛtti, lobha, moha) and states their outcome, reinforcing ethical discipline and right conduct.