Shloka 24
कामबन्धन-निवृत्ति तथा शान्तिलक्षण-उपदेशः | Release from Desire-Bondage and the Marks of Peace
कुम्भधान्यैरुञ्छशिलै: कापोतीं चास्थितास्तथा । यस्मिंश्वैते वसन्त्यहस्तिद् राष्ट्रमभिवर्धते,कुंडेभर अनाजका संग्रह करके अथवा उज्छशिल (अनाजके एक-एक दाने बीनने अथवा उस अनाजकी बाली बीनने) के द्वारा अन्नका संग्रह करके “कापोती-वृत्ति” का आश्रय लेनेवाले पूजनीय ब्राह्मण जिस देशमें निवास करते हैं, उस राष्ट्रकी वृद्धि होती है
kumbhadhānyair uñchaśilaiḥ kāpotīṁ cāsthitās tathā | yasmiṁś caite vasanty ahastid rāṣṭram abhivardhate ||
Vyāsa disse: “Em qualquer terra onde habitem brāhmaṇas veneráveis que se sustentam guardando grãos em pequenas medidas, recolhendo as sobras (grãos ou espigas dispersas após a colheita) e adotando o ‘kāpoti-vṛtti’, o modo de vida ‘como o do pombo’, esse reino—livre de opressão—prospera de modo constante. A presença de tais ascetas, contidos e não onerosos a ninguém, torna-se uma riqueza moral que nutre o país.”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
A kingdom prospers when it shelters and honors self-restrained brāhmaṇas who live by harmless, minimal means (gleaning and day-to-day subsistence). Their austerity and non-burdensome presence strengthen the moral order that supports political well-being.
Vyāsa describes a sign of a well-ordered realm: the residence of revered brāhmaṇas practicing uñcha-śila and kāpotī-vṛtti. Their way of life implies a society where virtue is protected and coercion is absent, leading to the state’s growth.