Shloka 533

Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path

Ethics of Non-attachment

Devanagari script

य एवं वृत्तसम्पन्न: स मुनि: श्रेष्ठ उच्यते । जिस कामके करनेसे समाजके दूसरे लोग अनादर करें

Transliteration

ya evaṁ vṛttasampannaḥ sa muniḥ śreṣṭha ucyate |

Translation

ବାୟୁ କହିଲେ—ଯେ ଏପରି ନିୟମିତ ଆଚରଣରେ ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ, ସେଇ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ମୁନି ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଏ। ଯେ କାମ କଲେ ସମାଜର ଅନ୍ୟ ଲୋକ ଅନାଦର କରନ୍ତି, ସେ କାମଟି ମଧ୍ୟ ସେ ଶାନ୍ତ ରହି ସଦା ଧର୍ମାନୁକୂଳ ଭାବେ କରିଯାଉ; କିନ୍ତୁ ସତ୍ପୁରୁଷମାନଙ୍କ ଧର୍ମକୁ କେବେ ମଧ୍ୟ ନିନ୍ଦା ନ କରୁ। ଏପରି ବ୍ୟବହାରରେ ଯେ ସମ୍ପନ୍ନ, ସେଇ ନିଶ୍ଚୟ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ମୁନି।

Word by Word

• यः: who
• यः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• एवम्: thus, in this manner
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एवम्

• वृत्तसम्पन्नः: endowed with proper conduct
• वृत्तसम्पन्नः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: वृत्त-सम्पन्न
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• सः: he
• सः: Karta
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: तद्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• मुनिः: sage
• मुनिः: Karta
• Type: Noun
• Root: मुनि
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• श्रेष्ठः: best, excellent
• श्रेष्ठः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: श्रेष्ठ
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

• उच्यते: is called
• Type: Verb
• Root: वच्
• Form: Present, Passive, Third, Singular

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyu (Vāyudeva)
• muni (sage)
• satpuruṣa (virtuous persons)

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

True excellence in a sage lies in steady, disciplined conduct: remain calm and continue righteous action even when society disrespects it, and never disparage the dharma upheld by virtuous people.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is instructing about the marks of a superior muni, defining spiritual greatness not by status or praise but by unwavering ethical behavior and reverence for the dharma of the good.