एकाहिका द्विजाः केचित्केचित्स्वामृतवृत्तयः । कुम्भीधान्या द्विजाः केचित्केचित्षट्कर्मतत्पराः
ekāhikā dvijāḥ kecitkecitsvāmṛtavṛttayaḥ | kumbhīdhānyā dvijāḥ kecitkecitṣaṭkarmatatparāḥ
‘بعض دِوِج (برہمن) روز بروز کی گذر بسر کرتے ہیں؛ بعض خود بخود میسر آنے والی روزی پر (سوامرت ورتّی) قائم ہیں۔ بعض برہمن مٹکوں میں اناج ذخیرہ کرتے ہیں؛ اور بعض چھ کرموں میں سرگرم رہتے ہیں۔’
Ascetic brāhmaṇas (addressing Rāma; framed by Brahmā’s narration)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: (implied) sages/assembly; narrative audience
Scene: Four groups of brāhmaṇas depicted in a forest-ashram setting: one with minimal daily bowl, one receiving unsolicited alms without asking, one with jars of grain, and one performing rites/teaching with sacred fires and texts.
Dharma accommodates varied livelihoods, yet emphasizes disciplined, principled living over dependency and greed.
No specific tirtha is named in this verse; it classifies dharmic lifestyles within the narrative.
Reference to ṣaṭkarma—the six brāhmaṇical duties—indicating a normative framework for religious life and practice.