Shloka 393
Agni’s Withdrawal to the Forest and Identification with Āṅgirasa (अग्न्याङ्गिरस-इतिहासः)
इन्द्रियाणां निग्रहं च शाश्वृतं द्विजसत्तम । द्विजश्रेष्ठ! स्वाध्याय, मनोनिग्रह, सरलता और इन्द्रियनिग्रह--ये ब्राह्मणके लिये सनातनधर्म कहे गये हैं
indriyāṇāṃ nigrahaṃ ca śāśvataṃ dvijasattama | dvijaśreṣṭha! svādhyāyaḥ manonigrahaḥ saralatā ca indriyanigrahaś ca—ete brāhmaṇasya sanātanadharmāḥ kathitāḥ ||
Brahmana itu berkata: “Wahai yang terbaik antara kaum dwija, pengendalian pancaindera ialah disiplin yang kekal. Wahai brahmana yang utama—swādhyāya (telaah suci), pengekangan minda, kesederhanaan yang lurus, dan pengendalian pancaindera: inilah yang diisytiharkan sebagai dharma abadi seorang brahmana.”
ब्राह्मण उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse defines the brāhmaṇa’s sanātana-dharma as disciplined inner and outer restraint: study/recitation of sacred knowledge (svādhyāya), control of the mind (manonigraha), simplicity and honesty (saralatā), and control of the senses (indriyanigraha).
A brāhmaṇa speaker instructs an addressed ‘best of the twice-born’ on the enduring ethical foundations of brāhmaṇa life, emphasizing self-discipline and truthful simplicity as the basis of dharma.