Shloka 14
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
देवतातिथि पूर्व च सदा प्राश्नीत वाग्यत: । अस्पर्धितमनाश्चैव लघ्वाशी देवताश्रय:,नित्य प्रति पहले देवता और अतिथियोंको भोजन दे, उसके बाद मौन होकर स्वयं अन्न ग्रहण करे। मनमें किसीके साथ स्पर्धा न रखे, हलका भोजन करे, देवताओंका सहारा ले
devatātithi-pūrvaṃ ca sadā prāśnīyāt vāg-yataḥ | aspardhitamanāś caiva laghv-āśī devatā-śrayaḥ ||
وایو نے کہا—انسان کو چاہیے کہ ہمیشہ پہلے دیوتاؤں اور مہمانوں کو کھانا پیش کرے؛ پھر خاموشی اور ضبطِ نفس کے ساتھ اپنا کھانا کھائے۔ دل میں کسی کے ساتھ رقابت نہ رکھے، ہلکا کھانا کھائے اور نِتّی دیوتاؤں کی پناہ میں رہے۔
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
Prioritize dharmic giving—first honor the gods and guests with food—then eat oneself with restraint. Cultivate inner purity by avoiding rivalry and envy, practice moderation in diet, and maintain a devotional reliance on the divine.
Vāyudeva is instructing a code of conduct centered on daily discipline: hospitality and offerings come before personal consumption, speech is restrained during eating, the mind is kept free of competitive hostility, and one lives with faith in divine order.