Shloka 63
Teaching on Karma-yoga
Discipline of Action as Worship
भुंजीत प्रयतो नित्यं वाग्यतोऽनन्यमानसः । भैक्ष्येण वर्तयेन्नित्यं नैवेकान्नो भवेद्व्रती
bhuṃjīta prayato nityaṃ vāgyato'nanyamānasaḥ | bhaikṣyeṇa vartayennityaṃ naivekānno bhavedvratī
വ്രതധാരി നിത്യം ശുചിത്വവും സംയമവും പാലിച്ച് ഭക്ഷിക്കണം—വാക്ക് നിയന്ത്രിച്ച് മനസ്സിനെ ഏകാഗ്രമാക്കി. അവൻ എപ്പോഴും ഭിക്ഷയാൽ തന്നെ ജീവിക്കണം; ഒരൊറ്റ വീട്ടിലെ അന്നത്തിൽ ആശ്രിതനാകരുത്।
Unspecified (instructional voice within the Svarga-khaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वाक् + यतः → वाग्यतः (क्→ग् before य); यतः + अनन्यमानसः → यतोऽनन्यमानसः (अ→ऽ); वर्तयेत् + नित्यम् → वर्तयेन्नित्यम् (त्→न् before न); न + एव → नैव; एक + अन्नः → एकान्नः; भवेत् + व्रती → भवेद्व्रती (त्→द् before voiced consonant)
FAQs
It prescribes disciplined daily conduct: eating with purity, restraining speech, keeping the mind focused, sustaining oneself through alms, and avoiding dependence on a single household for food.
To prevent attachment, favoritism, obligation, or dependence on one patron/household; the vow-observer should remain detached and impartial while living simply.
Self-restraint and non-dependence: purity in consumption, control of speech and mind, and a lifestyle that minimizes attachment and social entanglement.