Shloka 29
Adhyaya 28 — Alarka Inquires into Varna and Ashrama Dharma; Madalasa Defines the Fourfold Duties
सर्वसङ्गपरित्यागो ब्रह्मचर्यमकोपिता । यतेन्द्रियत्ममावासे नैकस्मिन् वसतिः चिरम् ॥
sarvasaṅgaparityāgo brahmacaryam akopitā | yatendriyatvam āvāse naikasmin vasatiś ciram ||
सर्व आसक्तींचा त्याग, ब्रह्मचर्य आणि क्रोधत्याग; इंद्रियसंयम; तसेच निवासात एका ठिकाणी दीर्घकाळ न राहणे—ही चौथ्या आश्रमाची लक्षणे आहेत।
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FAQs
The renunciant ideal is defined more by inner virtues (detachment, non-anger, sense-control) than by external status; mobility prevents new dependencies and social entanglements.
Ethical-dharma instruction; not a direct pancalakṣaṇa item.
‘Not staying long in one place’ also signifies non-abidance in mental ‘places’—views, identities, and emotional stations—supporting steady witnessing.