Shloka 51
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
यत्र ज्ञानवतां प्राप्तिरलिड्रग्रहणा स्मृता । तस्मादलिड्जधर्मज्ञो धर्मतत्त्वमुपाचरेत्
vāyudeva uvāca | yatra jñānavatāṁ prāptir aliṅgrahaṇā smṛtā | tasmād aliṅgadharmajño dharmatattvam upācaret ||
جس مقام تک اہلِ معرفت پہنچتے ہیں، اسے ‘بیرونی نشانوں سے بےنشان’ کہا گیا ہے۔ لہٰذا جو اَلِنگ (بیرونی علامتوں سے پاک) دھرم کو سمجھتا ہو، اسے دھرم کے تَتْو کا آچرن کرنا چاہیے۔
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
True dharma is not defined by external signs, rituals, or public markers; it is an inward reality realized by the wise. One should therefore cultivate dharma at the level of its essence (tattva)—through knowledge, discernment, and inner transformation rather than mere outward observance.
Vāyudeva is instructing the listener about a highest spiritual attainment described as ‘without outward marks.’ He emphasizes that only the truly wise reach it, and he exhorts the practitioner to follow dharma in its markless, essential form rather than relying on external identifiers of religiosity.