Shloka 22
Adhyaya 41 — Secondary Creation
वाग्दण्डः कर्मदण्डश्च मनोदण्डश्च ते त्रयः ।
यस्यैते नियता दण्डाः स त्रिदण्डी महायतिḥ ॥
vāgdaṇḍaḥ karmadaṇḍaś ca manodaṇḍaś ca te trayaḥ / yasyāite niyatā daṇḍāḥ sa tridaṇḍī mahāyatiḥ
ดณฑะแห่งวาจา ดณฑะแห่งการกระทำ และดณฑะแห่งใจ—มีสามประการ ผู้ใดสำรวมดณฑะเหล่านี้ได้ ผู้นั้นชื่อว่า ตริดัณฑิน เป็นตบะผู้ยิ่งใหญ่
{ "primaryRasa": "shanta", "secondaryRasa": "dharma", "rasaIntensity": 0, "emotionalArcPosition": "", "moodDescriptors": [] }
FAQs
True renunciation is ethical integration: speech, body, and mind must be governed together. External marks (like a staff) are secondary; the defining feature is niyama—regulated non-harm and truthfulness at all three levels.
Ancillary instruction (upadeśa) rather than pancalakṣaṇa narrative. It supports the Purāṇic aim of dharma and mokṣa by prescribing inner discipline.
The ‘three staffs’ correspond to the three instruments of karma-formation: vāk (speech), kāya (body), and manas (mind). Mastery of these ‘cuts’ the subtle bonds that propel rebirth.