Shloka 25
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
न संनिकाशयेद् धर्म विविक्ते चारजाश्षरेत् | शून्यागारमरण्यं वा वृक्षमूलं नदीं तथा
na saṃnikāśayed dharmaṃ vivikte cārajaḥ śaret | śūnyāgāram araṇyaṃ vā vṛkṣamūlaṃ nadīṃ tathā |
វាយុបានមានព្រះវាចា៖ «មិនគួរបង្ហាញធម៌របស់ខ្លួនឲ្យគេឃើញជាការអួតអាងឡើយ។ ដោយឥតរំខានពីរាជស គួរធ្វើដំណើរនៅទីស្ងាត់។ សម្រាប់សម្រាកពេលយប់ អាចជ្រកនៅផ្ទះទំនេរ ក្នុងព្រៃ ក្រោមឫសឈើ ឬនៅច្រាំងទន្លេ»។
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Righteousness should be practiced quietly, without seeking recognition. The aspirant should reduce rajas (restless passion) and cultivate a simple, secluded way of life, choosing modest shelters such as deserted dwellings, forests, tree-roots, or riverbanks.
Vāyudeva is instructing the listener on the discipline of a restrained, renunciant mode of living—emphasizing inner sincerity over outward display and recommending solitary wandering and simple night-shelters.