Shloka 25
अव्यक्त-गुण-पुरुषविवेकः | Avyakta, Guṇas, and Discrimination of Puruṣa
नियमान् विविधांश्वापि विविधानि तपांसि च । यज्ञांश्न विविधाकारान् विधींश्व विविधांस्तथा,कभी पर्वतोंकी एकान्त गुफाओंमें, जो गृहके समान ही होती हैं, निवास करता है। उन स्थानोंमें नाना प्रकारके गोपनीय जप, व्रत, नियम, तप, यज्ञ तथा अन्य भाँति-भाँतिके कर्मोका अनुष्ठान करता है
niyamān vividhāṁś cāpi vividhāni tapāṁsi ca | yajñāṁś ca vividhākārān vidhīṁś ca vividhāṁs tathā ||
नियमान् विविधांश्चापि विविधानि तपांसि च । यज्ञान्श्च विविधाकारान् विधींश्च विविधांस्तथा ॥
वसिष्ठ उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse emphasizes disciplined spiritual life: one advances through regulated observances (niyama), austerity (tapas), and properly performed rites and sacrifices (yajña, vidhi). Ethical force lies in self-restraint, method, and sincerity rather than mere outward display.
Vasiṣṭha is describing the conduct of a spiritually intent person—living in seclusion (such as solitary mountain caves) and engaging in varied, often confidential, religious practices: japa, vows, restraints, austerities, and ritual performances according to prescribed procedures.