एकाहिका द्विजाः केचित्केचित्स्वामृतवृत्तयः । कुम्भीधान्या द्विजाः केचित्केचित्षट्कर्मतत्पराः
ekāhikā dvijāḥ kecitkecitsvāmṛtavṛttayaḥ | kumbhīdhānyā dvijāḥ kecitkecitṣaṭkarmatatparāḥ
କେତେକ ଦ୍ୱିଜ ଦିନକୁ ଦିନ ଜୀବନ ଚାଲାନ୍ତି; କେତେକେ ସ୍ୱୟଂ ଲଭ୍ୟ ଅନ୍ନରେ (ସ୍ୱାମୃତ-ବୃତ୍ତିରେ) ଜୀବନ ଧାରଣ କରନ୍ତି। କେତେକ ଦ୍ୱିଜ କୁମ୍ଭରେ ଧାନ୍ୟ ସଞ୍ଚୟ କରନ୍ତି; ଆଉ କେତେକେ ଷଟ୍କର୍ମରେ ତତ୍ପର ରହନ୍ତି।
Ascetic brāhmaṇas (addressing Rāma; framed by Brahmā’s narration)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: (implied) sages/assembly; narrative audience
Scene: Four groups of brāhmaṇas depicted in a forest-ashram setting: one with minimal daily bowl, one receiving unsolicited alms without asking, one with jars of grain, and one performing rites/teaching with sacred fires and texts.
Dharma accommodates varied livelihoods, yet emphasizes disciplined, principled living over dependency and greed.
No specific tirtha is named in this verse; it classifies dharmic lifestyles within the narrative.
Reference to ṣaṭkarma—the six brāhmaṇical duties—indicating a normative framework for religious life and practice.