Shloka 8
Adhyaya 41 — Yogic Conduct and the Discipline Leading to Siddhi
भैक्ष्यञ्चरेद् गृहस्थेषु यायावरगृहेषु च । श्रेष्ठा तु प्रथमा चेति वृत्तिरस्योपदिश्यते ॥
bhaikṣyañ cared gṛhastheṣu yāyāvaragṛheṣu ca | śreṣṭhā tu prathamā ceti vṛttir asyopadiśyate ||
ସେ ଗୃହସ୍ଥମାନଙ୍କ ନିକଟରେ ଏବଂ ଯାୟାବର (ଭ୍ରମଣଶୀଳ ଭିକ୍ଷୁକ) ମାନଙ୍କ ଘରେ ମଧ୍ୟ ଭିକ୍ଷା ଚାହିଁବ। ଏହି ଦୁଇଟି ମଧ୍ୟରୁ ପ୍ରଥମଟି—ଗୃହସ୍ଥଙ୍କ ନିକଟରୁ—ତାଙ୍କ ପାଇଁ ଶ୍ରେଷ୍ଠ ଜୀବିକା ବୋଲି କୁହାଯାଇଛି।
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FAQs
The text systematizes mendicant livelihood and implies a preference for a regulated, socially integrated alms practice (among householders) over less grounded alternatives.
Normative instruction (ācāra) rather than cosmology or genealogy.
Choosing a ‘better’ vṛtti is part of reducing rajas and social entanglement; livelihood itself becomes a yogic support (anukūla) or obstacle (pratikūla).