Shloka 16
अध्याय १९० — वामदेव-वाम्य-वृत्तान्तः
The Vāmadeva Horses Episode and the Ethics of Promise
कामक्रोधद्वेषमुक्ता नि:संगा वीतकल्मषा: । सत्त्वस्था निरहड्कारा नित्यमध्यात्मकोविदा:
kāmakrodhadveṣamuktā niḥsaṅgā vītakalmaṣāḥ | sattvasthā nirahaṅkārā nityam adhyātmakovidāḥ ||
O Deva disse: “Aqueles que se libertaram do desejo, da ira e do ódio —desapegados, purificados de toda mancha— firmes na sattva, sem egoísmo e sempre hábeis no discernimento espiritual interior: tais pessoas encarnam o ideal ético do autodomínio e da sabedoria íntima que conduz para além do cativeiro.”
देव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Freedom from the triad of desire, anger, and hatred, together with detachment, purity, sattvic steadiness, and absence of ego, is presented as the mark of true spiritual maturity and ethical excellence.
A divine speaker is describing the qualities of exemplary persons—those fit for higher spiritual attainment—by listing inner virtues (purity, detachment, ego-transcendence) rather than external status or ritual.