Shloka 7
Brahmopadeśa: Ahiṃsā, Jñāna, and the Kṣetrajña–Sattva Analysis
Chapter 49
आहारं केचिदिच्छन्ति केचिच्चानशने रता: । कर्म केचित् प्रशंसन्ति प्रशान्तिं चापरे जना:,कई लोग भोजन करना अच्छा मानते हैं और कई भोजन न करनेमें अभिरत रहते हैं। कई कर्म करनेकी प्रशंसा करते हैं और दूसरे लोग परम शान्तिकी प्रशंसा करते हैं
āhāraṃ kecid icchanti kecic cānaśane ratāḥ | karma kecit praśaṃsanti praśāntiṃ cāpare janāḥ ||
Vāyu berkata: “Ada orang mencari makanan dan memuji perbuatan makan, sedangkan yang lain bersuka dalam berpuasa. Ada yang memuji jalan tindakan dan usaha ritual, sementara yang lain memuji kedamaian tertinggi—keheningan batin.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Human beings follow different disciplines: some value regulated enjoyment such as eating, others value austerity like fasting; likewise, some uphold karma (active duty/ritual effort) while others uphold praśānti (the ideal of inner peace). The verse highlights plural approaches to spiritual and ethical life and prepares the ground for discerning which path suits a given seeker and context.
The Wind-god (Vāyu) is speaking and contrasts differing human preferences and ideals—food versus fasting, action versus tranquility—framing a discussion about conduct and spiritual orientation within the Ashvamedhika Parva’s reflective teachings.