Shloka 25
अव्यक्त-गुण-पुरुषविवेकः | Avyakta, Guṇas, and Discrimination of Puruṣa
नियमान् विविधांश्वापि विविधानि तपांसि च । यज्ञांश्न विविधाकारान् विधींश्व विविधांस्तथा
niyamān vividhāṁś cāpi vividhāni tapāṁsi ca | yajñāṁś ca vividhākārān vidhīṁś ca vividhāṁs tathā ||
ヴァシシュタは言った。「彼はさまざまな規律と自制を修め、また多様な苦行（タパス）を行う。さらに、種々の形の供犠（ヤジュニャ）を執り行い、定められた作法も多様に守る—秘められたジャパ（真言誦持）、誓戒と律儀を続け、しばしば家のごとき人里離れた山窟に住む。かくして彼は、孤独のうちに、規則と方法に厳密に従って多くの宗教行為を成し遂げる。」
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes disciplined spiritual life: one advances through regulated observances (niyama), austerity (tapas), and properly performed rites and sacrifices (yajña, vidhi). Ethical force lies in self-restraint, method, and sincerity rather than mere outward display.
Vasiṣṭha is describing the conduct of a spiritually intent person—living in seclusion (such as solitary mountain caves) and engaging in varied, often confidential, religious practices: japa, vows, restraints, austerities, and ritual performances according to prescribed procedures.