Shloka 21
कālacakra-वर्णनम् तथा āśrama-धarma-निरूपणम्
The Wheel of Time and the Norms of the Āśramas
(त्रीणि धारयते नित्यं कमण्डलुमतन्द्रित: । एकमाचमनार्थाय एकं॑ वै पादधावनम् । एकं शौचविधानार्थमित्येतत् त्रितयं तथा ।॥) वह आलस्य छोड़कर सदा तीन कमण्डलु धारण करे। एक आचमनके लिये, दूसरा पैर धोनेके लिये और तीसरा शौच-सम्पादनके लिये। इस प्रकार कमण्डलु धारणके ये तीन प्रयोजन हैं ।। अधीत्याध्यापनं कुर्यात् तथा यजनयाजने । दान॑ प्रतिग्रहं वापि षड्गुणां वृत्तिमाचरेत्,ब्राह्मणफो अध्ययन-अध्यापन, यजन-याजन और दान तथा प्रतिग्रह--इन छः: वृत्तियोंका आश्रय लेना चाहिये
Vāyudeva uvāca—trīṇi dhārayate nityaṃ kamaṇḍalum atandritaḥ | ekam ācamana-arthāya, ekaṃ vai pāda-dhāvanam | ekaṃ śauca-vidhāna-artham ity etat tritayaṃ tathā || adhītyādhyāpanaṃ kuryāt tathā yajana-yājane | dānaṃ pratigrahaṃ vāpi ṣaḍ-guṇāṃ vṛttim ācaret ||
ヴァーユ神は言った。「人は怠惰を捨て、常に三つのカマンダル（浄水の壺）を携えるべきである。一つはアーチャマナ（ācamana、清めのために水を口に含む作法）のため、一つは足を洗うため、もう一つは身体の清浄を整えるためである。これがカマンダルを携える三つの用である。同様に、婆羅門は六つの務めによって生を立てよ――学び、教え、祭祀を行い、他者のために祭祀を司り、施し、そして供施を受けること。」
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches disciplined daily conduct rooted in purity and duty: maintain practical means for ritual and bodily cleanliness (three kamaṇḍalus for ācamana, foot-washing, and śauca), and follow the sixfold Brahminical obligations—study/teach, sacrifice/officiate, give/accept—so that livelihood and learning remain aligned with dharma.
Vāyudeva is instructing proper dharmic practice, giving concrete rules of conduct and livelihood. The focus is not on battlefield action but on ethical-ritual guidance: how a disciplined person (especially a Brahmin/ascetic) should organize daily life and duties.