Shloka 50
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
न तत्र क्रमते बुद्धिर्नेन्द्रियाणि न देवता: । वेदा यज्ञाक्ष लोकाक्ष न तपो न व्रतानि च
na tatra kramate buddhir nendriyāṇi na devatāḥ | vedā yajñāś ca lokāś ca na tapo na vratāni ca ||
ວາຍຸເທວະກ່າວວ່າ: «ໃນສະພາບຄວາມເປັນຈິງອັນສູງສຸດນັ້ນ ປັນຍາກໍບໍ່ອາດກ້າວເຂົ້າໄປໄດ້, ອິນທຣີຍະກໍບໍ່ອາດເຂົ້າເຖິງ, ແມ່ນແຕ່ເທວະດາກໍບໍ່ອາດ. ທີ່ນັ້ນ ວິເທດ, ພິທີບູຊາ, ໂລກຂອງປະສົບການທົ່ວໄປ ບໍ່ມີທາງເຂົ້າ; ທັງຕະປະ ແລະວຣະຕະກໍບໍ່ມີທາງເຂົ້າ. ເພາະມັນຖືກຈື່ຈຳວ່າ ຢູ່ເຫນືອເຄື່ອງໝາຍພາຍນອກ. ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ເມື່ອເຂົ້າໃຈທຳມະທີ່ປອດຈາກເຄື່ອງໝາຍພາຍນອກແລ້ວ ຄວນປະພຶດຕາມຮູບແທ້ຂອງມັນ».
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that the highest reality (ātma-tattva) is beyond the reach of intellect, senses, and even divine powers, and cannot be entered through external religious markers like ritual, austerity, or vows; true dharma is inward, markless, and must be practiced in its authentic essence.
Vāyu (the Wind-god) is instructing the listener on the nature of ultimate truth and the kind of dharma that leads toward it, shifting emphasis from outward rites and observances to inner realization and the formless, signless path known to the wise.