Shloka 16
Pratyakṣa–Āgama–Ācāra: Doubt, Proof, and the Practice of Dharma (प्रत्यक्ष–आगम–आचारविचारः)
विमुक्ता दारसंयोगैरविमुक्ता: सर्वसंकरै: । विमुक्ता: सर्वपापैश्न चरन्ति मुनयो वने,वानप्रस्थ मुनि स्त्री-समागम, सब प्रकारके संकर तथा सम्पूर्ण पापोंसे दूर रहकर वनमें विचरते रहते हैं
vimuktā dārasaṃyogair avimuktāḥ sarvasaṅkaraiḥ | vimuktāḥ sarvapāpebhyaś caranti munayo vane ||
Śrī Maheśvara bersabda: “Terbebas daripada pergaulan suami-isteri, dan tidak terjerat dalam sebarang percampuran atau kekeliruan moral, para resi—yang telah dilepaskan daripada segala dosa—mengembara di rimba. Maka disiplin penghuni rimba (vānaprastha) ditandai oleh pengendalian diri, kesucian tingkah laku, dan pengunduran daripada ikatan rumah tangga.”
श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse praises the vānaprastha/ascetic ideal: one should withdraw from conjugal attachment, avoid morally confusing or improper mixtures (saṅkara), and live with purity and restraint so that one’s life becomes free from sin.
Maheśvara is describing the conduct of forest-dwelling sages: detached from household life and purified of wrongdoing, they live by wandering in the forest, embodying disciplined renunciation.