Shloka 4
Mind as Charioteer; Kṣetrajña, Tapas, and Dhyāna-Yoga
Adhyātma-Upadeśa
हिंसापराश्न ये केचिद् ये च नास्तिकवृत्तय: । लोभमोहसमायुक्तास्ते वै निरयगामिन:,जो लोग प्राणियोंकी हिंसा करते हैं, नास्तिक-वृत्तिका आश्रय लेते हैं और लोभ तथा मोहमें फँसे हुए हैं, उन्हें नरकमें गिरना पड़ता है
hiṁsāparāśn ye kecid ye ca nāstikavṛttayaḥ | lobhamohasamāyuktās te vai nirayagāminaḥ ||
हिंसापराश्ना ये केचिद्ये च नास्तिकवृत्तयः । लोभमोहसमायुक्तास्ते वै निरयगामिनः ॥
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Violence toward living beings, denial of dharma (nāstika conduct), and being driven by greed and delusion are presented as spiritually ruinous; such dispositions lead to severe karmic consequences, described here as falling into niraya (hell).
Vāyudeva is speaking in a didactic context, delivering a moral warning: he identifies certain harmful behaviors and inner states (hiṁsā, nāstika-vṛtti, lobha, moha) and states their outcome, reinforcing ethical discipline and right conduct.