Shloka 32
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
Devanagari script
यात्रामात्रं च भुज्जीत केवल प्राणयात्रिकम् | धर्मलब्धमथाश्रीयान्न काममनुवर्तयेत्
Transliteration
yātrāmātraṃ ca bhuñjīta kevalaṃ prāṇayātrikam | dharmalabdham athāśrīyān na kāmam anuvartayet ||
Translation
ਵਾਯੁਦੇਵ ਨੇ ਆਖਿਆ—ਜੀਵਨ ਨਿਭਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਜਿੰਨਾ ਲੋੜੀਂਦਾ ਹੋਵੇ, ਉਤਨਾ ਹੀ ਖਾਏ—ਕੇਵਲ ਪ੍ਰਾਣ-ਯਾਤਰਾ ਲਈ। ਧਰਮ ਨਾਲ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਅੰਨ ਦਾ ਹੀ ਆਸਰਾ ਲਵੇ; ਭੋਜਨ ਵਿੱਚ ਲਾਲਸਾ ਅਤੇ ਮਨਮਰਜ਼ੀ ਦੇ ਪਿੱਛੇ ਨਾ ਲੱਗੇ।
Word by Word
यात्रामात्रम्only as much as is needed for sustenance
यात्रामात्रम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootयात्रा + मात्र
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
चand
च:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootच
भुञ्जीतshould eat/partake
भुञ्जीत:
TypeVerb
Rootभुज्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
केवलम्only, merely
केवलम्:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootकेवल
प्राणयात्रिकम्for the maintenance of life (life-sustaining)
प्राणयात्रिकम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootप्राण + यात्रिक
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
धर्मलब्धम्obtained righteously
धर्मलब्धम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootधर्म + लब्ध
FormNeuter, Accusative, Singular
अथthen/and further
अथ:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootअथ
आश्रयेत्should resort to/should take (as food)
आश्रयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootआ-श्रि
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
नnot
न:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootन
कामम्desire/whim (as one pleases)
कामम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootकाम
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
अनुवर्तयेत्should follow/pursue
अनुवर्तयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootअनु-वृत्
FormOptative (Vidhi-lin), 3rd, Singular, Parasmaipada
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
V
Vāyu-devaCharacter Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Meter (Chandas)
Sandhi Notes
Educational Q&A
Eat only what is necessary to sustain life, and accept only food acquired righteously; do not let appetite and craving dictate one’s consumption.
Vāyu-deva delivers a moral instruction emphasizing disciplined living: sustenance should be minimal and dharmic, rejecting indulgence driven by kāma.