Shloka 10
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
चर्मवल्कलसंवासी सायं प्रातरुपस्पृशेत् । अरण्यगोचरो नित्य न ग्रामं प्रविशेत् पुन:,वह मृगचर्म अथवा वल्कल-वस्त्र पहने। प्रातः: और सायंकालके समय स्नान करे। सदा वनमें ही रहे। गाँवमें फिर कभी प्रवेश न करे
carmavalkalasaṃvāsī sāyaṃ prātar upaspṛśet | araṇyagocaro nitya na grāmaṃ praviśet punaḥ ||
Vāyu-deva bersabda: “Biarlah dia hidup berselimut kulit binatang atau pakaian kulit kayu. Hendaklah dia menyucikan diri dengan mandi pada waktu fajar dan senja. Hendaklah dia sentiasa tinggal di rimba, dan jangan sekali-kali memasuki desa lagi.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
A disciplined renunciant life: adopt simple ascetic clothing (hide or bark), maintain regular ritual purity through bathing at dawn and dusk, remain in the forest, and avoid returning to settled village life—signifying firm withdrawal from worldly attachments.
Vāyu-deva delivers a prescriptive rule-set for an ascetic/forest-dweller, outlining conduct and boundaries (purification practices, habitat, and avoidance of villages) as part of a dharmic instruction within the Ashvamedhika Parva context.