Shloka 86
Gṛhastha-vṛtti and Niyama: Models of Householder Livelihood and Discipline (गृहस्थवृत्ति-नियमाः)
कामक्रोधौ वशे कृत्वा निनीषेद् ब्रह्मण: पदम् । इस प्रकार पाप धुल जानेपर बुद्धिमान् ब्राह्मण स्वल्पाहार करते हुए इन्द्रियोंको जीते और काम तथा क्रोधको अधीन करके ब्रह्मपदको प्राप्त करनेकी इच्छा करे
kāmakrodhau vaśe kṛtvā ninīṣed brahmaṇaḥ padam |
Vyāsa disse: Tendo colocado o desejo e a ira sob domínio, deve-se aspirar a alcançar o estado de Brahman. Assim, quando o pecado tiver sido lavado, o brāhmaṇa sábio—vivendo com pouca comida—deve conquistar os sentidos e, dominando a luxúria e a cólera, firmar a vontade em atingir o supremo estado de Brahman.
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
Spiritual liberation requires disciplined self-mastery: restrain the senses, practice moderation (especially in food), and subdue desire (kāma) and anger (krodha). With inner impurity removed, one should direct one’s intention toward realizing the Brahman-state (brahmaṇaḥ padam).
In Śānti Parva’s instruction on peace and liberation, Vyāsa articulates a practical ascetic-ethical regimen for a brāhmaṇa-seeker: purification from sin, moderation in living, sensory restraint, and the deliberate subjugation of desire and anger as prerequisites for attaining the highest spiritual goal.