Shloka 11
Brāhmaṇa-pūjā, Haviḥ-dāna, and the Vāsudeva–Pṛthivī Saṃvāda
Chapter 34
ये वै तपसि वर्तन्ते वने मूलफलाशना: । असंचया: क्रियावन्तस्तान् नमस्यामि यादव
ye vai tapasi vartante vane mūlaphalāśanāḥ | asaṃcayāḥ kriyāvantas tān namasyāmi yādava ||
ナーラダは言った。「私は苦行に住する者たちに礼拝する——森に住み、根と果実を食として生き、未来のために蓄えを持たず、定められた行法に堅くとどまる者たちに。おおヤーダヴァよ、その自制の修行者たちは、義務の生と内なる力を体現している。」
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse honors ascetics who practice tapas with simplicity and non-attachment: living on minimal food, not hoarding, and remaining steady in disciplined observances. Ethical emphasis falls on self-control, contentment, and duty-based conduct rather than possession or display.
Nārada addresses Yādava (Kṛṣṇa) and offers reverential praise to forest-dwelling practitioners of austerity. The statement functions as a moral commendation within Anuśāsana Parva’s broader instruction on dharma and exemplary modes of life.