Shloka 12
अव्यक्त-गुण-पुरुषविवेकः | Avyakta, Guṇas, and Discrimination of Puruṣa
विविधासु च शय्यासु फलगृद्धयान्वितस्तथा । मुज्जमेखलनग्नत्वं क्षौीमकृष्णाजिनानि च
vividāsu ca śayyāsu phalagṛddhyānvitas tathā | muñja-mekhala-nagnatvaṃ kṣaumāni kṛṣṇājināni ca ||
ヴァシシュタは言った。「心が『果』（報い）への渇望に縛られた者は、つねに不定である。さまざまな寝床に身を横たえ、利得への欲に駆られて、ある時はムンジャ草（muñja）の帯を締めてカウピーナ（kaupīna）を着け、ある時は裸で歩き回る。ある時は亜麻布をまとい、ある時は黒羚羊の皮をまとう。」
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
Craving for ‘phala’ (results/rewards) makes a person restless and inconsistent, even to the point of adopting contradictory outward lifestyles (ascetic emblems, nakedness, fine clothing). The ethical point is that true steadiness in dharma depends on inner detachment, not on shifting external appearances.
Vasiṣṭha is describing the behavior-pattern of a reward-seeking person: he alternates among many sleeping arrangements and outward modes of dress associated with both austerity and comfort. The description functions as a critique of attachment-driven living and a lead-in to valuing inner discipline over performative renunciation.