Shloka 53
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
तथैनमवमन्येरन् परे सततमेव हि । यथावृत्तश्नरेच्छान्त: सतां धर्मानकुत्सयन्
tathainam avamanyeran pare satatam eva hi | yathāvṛttaśnarecchāntaḥ satāṃ dharmān akutsayan |
असे झाल्यास इतर लोक त्याला सतत तुच्छ मानतील. पण जो यथावृत्त (जसे सहज मिळेल तसे) स्वीकारून संतुष्ट राहतो, आणि सत्पुरुषांच्या धर्माचा अवमान करत नाही—तो शांत व स्थिर राहतो.
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Cultivate contentment with what comes naturally and avoid criticizing the dharmic conduct of the virtuous; otherwise one invites continual contempt from others.
Vāyudeva is advising about proper ethical disposition: a person should be moderate and accepting of circumstances, and should not fault the righteous standards upheld by good people, since social disdain follows from contrary behavior.