Shloka 7
Exposition of the Duties of Ascetics
Saṃnyāsa-Dharma
वेदमेवाभ्यसेन्नित्यं निराशीर्निष्परिग्रहः । प्रोच्यते वेदसंन्यासी मुमुक्षुर्विजितेंद्रियः
vedamevābhyasennityaṃ nirāśīrniṣparigrahaḥ | procyate vedasaṃnyāsī mumukṣurvijiteṃdriyaḥ
அவன் தினமும் வேதத்தையே பயில வேண்டும்; ஆசையற்றவனாகவும் பற்றற்றவனாகவும் இருக்க வேண்டும். இంద్రியங்களை வென்ற முக்தி நாடும் அவன் ‘வேத-ஸந்ந்யாசி’ எனப் போற்றப்படுகிறான்.
Unspecified (narrative instruction within Svargakhaṇḍa context; exact dialogue speaker not provided in the input)
Concept: Daily Vedic study with desirelessness and non-possessiveness constitutes a form of renunciation aimed at liberation.
Application: Commit to a daily study practice (scripture, mantra, or a disciplined reading); simplify possessions; observe sensory moderation (food, media, speech).
Primary Rasa: shanta
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Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"devotional","suggested_raga":"Bhupali","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["Vedic chanting drone","rustling leaves","birds","soft hand bell"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: वेदमेवाभ्यसेन्नित्यं = वेदम् + एव + अभ्यसेत् + नित्यम्; निराशीर्निष्परिग्रहः = निराशीः + निष्परिग्रहः; मुमुक्षुर्विजितेंद्रियः = मुमुक्षुः + विजितेन्द्रियः.
FAQs
A vedasaṃnyāsī is described as one devoted to daily Vedic study, free from desire, non-possessive, intent on liberation, and self-controlled.
It joins both: study of the Veda is paired with inner renunciation—absence of craving, non-attachment to possessions, and mastery over the senses.
Indriya-nigraha (control of the senses), along with niṣparigraha (non-possessiveness) and nirāśīḥ (freedom from expectation), is presented as central to the mokṣa-oriented life.