Shloka 29
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
अहिंसा ब्रह्मचर्य च सत्यमार्जवमेव च,अहिंसा, ब्रह्मचर्य, सत्य, सरलता, क्रोधका अभाव, दोष-दृष्टिका त्याग, इन्द्रियसंयम और चुगली न खाना--इन आठ व्रतोंका सदा सावधानीके साथ पालन करे। इन्द्रियोंको वशमें रखे
ahiṃsā brahmacaryaṃ ca satyam ārjavam eva ca | akrodho doṣadṛṣṭeś ca tyāga indriyasaṃyamaḥ | paiśunyaṃ ca na bhāṣeta—etāny aṣṭau vratāni vai | sadā yatnena saṃrakṣyed indriyāṇi vaśe nayet ||
Wika ni Vāyu: “Ang ahimsa (di-panliligalig), ang brahmacarya (malinis na pagpipigil sa sarili), ang katotohanan, at ang tuwid na asal—kasama ang kawalan ng poot, pagtalikod sa ugaling maghanap ng kapintasan, pagpipigil sa mga pandama, at pag-iwas sa pagdadala ng tsismis—ito ang walong panata. Dapat itong bantayan palagi nang may masusing pag-iingat, at pasukuin ang mga pandama sa sariling paghahari.”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches an eightfold ethical discipline: non-violence, celibate restraint, truth, straightforwardness, freedom from anger, giving up fault-finding, control of the senses, and avoiding slander/gossip—urging constant vigilance in guarding these vows.
Vāyudeva is speaking as a moral instructor, enumerating foundational vows (vratas) that support dharma and inner mastery, emphasizing that sense-control and purity of speech are essential to sustained righteous conduct.