Shloka 36
Chapter 84: Brahmā’s Counsel on Tāraka, the Search for Agni, and the Genesis of Skanda
Kārttikeya
गवामुष्णं पय: पीत्वा ऋयहमुष्णं घृतं पिबेत् । त्रयहमुष्णं घृतं पीत्वा वायुभक्षो भवेत् ऋ यहम्
gavām uṣṇaṃ payaḥ pītvā tryaham uṣṇaṃ ghṛtaṃ pibet | tryaham uṣṇaṃ ghṛtaṃ pītvā vāyubhakṣo bhavet tryaham ||
ヴィヤーサは言った。「温かい牛乳を飲んだのち、三日間は温かいギー（ghṛta）を飲むべきである。温かいギーを三日飲み終えたなら、さらに三日、風のみを糧として生きよ。」文脈においてこれは、苦行と浄化を段階的に進める作法であり、法（ダルマ）の実践としての自制と身体の調整を強調している。
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches disciplined, step-by-step restraint: a regulated intake (warm cow’s milk, then warm ghee) culminating in a brief fast (living on air). It frames bodily discipline as a dharmic tool for purification and strengthening self-control.
Vyāsa is prescribing a specific ascetic regimen—first warm cow’s milk, then warm ghee for three days, and finally three days of fasting (vāyubhakṣa). The passage functions as practical instruction within a broader discussion of dharma and observances.