Shloka 25
कālacakra-वर्णनम् तथा āśrama-धarma-निरूपणम्
The Wheel of Time and the Norms of the Āśramas
सर्वमेतद् यथाशक्ति विप्रो निर्वर्तयन् शुचि: । एवं युक्तो जयेत् स्वर्ग गृहस्थ: संशितव्रत:
sarvam etad yathāśakti vipro nirvartayan śuciḥ | evaṁ yukto jayet svargaṁ gṛhasthaḥ saṁśitavrataḥ ||
วายุตรัสว่า “พราหมณ์ผู้บริสุทธิ์ หากปฏิบัติหน้าที่ทั้งหมดนี้ตามกำลัง และผูกตนไว้กับความประพฤติอันถูกต้อง มีวัตรปฏิญาณมั่นคงในเพศคฤหัสถ์ ย่อมพิชิตโลกสวรรค์ได้”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that a householder brāhmaṇa should perform prescribed duties sincerely and within his capacity (yathāśakti), with purity and disciplined observance; such steady dharmic living is said to lead to the attainment of heaven (svarga).
Vāyu is concluding or reinforcing an instruction about proper conduct: after listing or implying a set of rules and observances, he states that a pure brāhmaṇa householder who follows them to the best of his ability, with firm vows and self-control, achieves the heavenly goal.