Shloka 8
Adhyātma-krama: Indriya–Manas–Buddhi–Ātman Hierarchy and Citta-Prasāda (आध्यात्मक्रमः)
अपृथग्दर्शना: सर्वे ऋक्सामसु यजु:षु च । कामद्वेषौ पृथक् कृत्वा तप: कृत उपासते,सत्ययुगमें सभी द्विज ऋग्वेद, यजुर्वेद और सामवेद--इन तीनोंमें भेददृष्टि न रखते हुए राग-द्वेषको मनसे हटाकर तपस्याका आश्रय लेते हैं
apṛthagdarśanāḥ sarve ṛksāmasu yajuḥṣu ca | kāmadveṣau pṛthak kṛtvā tapaḥ kṛta upāsate ||
Vyāsa berkata: Pada zaman kebenaran, semua yang “dua kali lahir” memandang tradisi Ṛg, Sāma, dan Yajus tanpa pemisahan mazhab. Dengan menyingkirkan keinginan dan kebencian, mereka berpegang pada tapa dan hidup dalam disiplin amalan rohani—menunjukkan bahawa penyucian batin, bukan persaingan aliran, ialah asas dharma.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
True dharma begins with inner discipline: abandoning desire and aversion and practicing tapas. The verse also teaches non-sectarian respect for the Vedas—seeing Ṛg, Sāma, and Yajus as not essentially opposed.
Vyāsa describes the conduct of people in the Kṛta (Satya) Yuga: the dvijas did not quarrel over Vedic divisions and instead focused on self-purification through austerity and spiritual practice.