Adhyaya 10 — Jaimini’s Questions on Birth, Death, Karma, and the Embodied Journey
वनस्थश्च ततो वत्स परिव्राड् निःपरिग्रहः ।
एवमाप्स्यसि तद्ब्रह्म यत्र गत्वा न शोचसि ॥
vanasthaś ca tato vatsa parivrāḍ niṣparigrahaḥ | evam āpsyasi tad brahma yatra gatvā na śocasi ||
अथ ततः, प्रिये, वने वसन्, अपरिग्रहः परिव्राजको भव; एवं त्वं तद् ब्रह्म प्राप्स्यसि, यत् प्राप्य न शोचसि।
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Renunciation is defined by non-possession and wandering dependence-free life. The promised fruit is freedom from sorrow—classically linked with liberation through knowledge and dispassion.
This is dharma/upadeśa material (ethical-philosophical instruction). It is not a direct pancalakṣaṇa item, though it can be seen as supporting the purāṇic aim of guiding conduct toward mokṣa.
‘Niṣparigraha’ points to dropping identity-supports (possessions, roles). ‘Wandering’ symbolizes non-fixation; the mind ceases to build a ‘home’ in transient phenomena, enabling Brahman-abidance.