संतोषं परमास्थाय स्थिता धर्मपरायणाः । प्रतिग्रहप्रयोगेण न चास्माकं प्रयोजनम्
saṃtoṣaṃ paramāsthāya sthitā dharmaparāyaṇāḥ | pratigrahaprayogeṇa na cāsmākaṃ prayojanam
‘Nương nơi sự tri túc tối thượng và chuyên tâm phụng hành dharma, chúng tôi không cần thực hành việc nhận của bố thí (pratigraha).’
Ascetic brāhmaṇas (addressing Rāma; framed by Brahmā’s narration)
Tirtha: Dharmāraṇya
Type: kshetra
Listener: (implied) sages/assembly; narrative audience
Scene: Brāhmaṇas standing calmly with folded hands, declaring contentment and refusal of gift-taking; Rāma listens with respectful attention; the forest hermitage appears orderly and spare.
Contentment (saṃtoṣa) and dharma-centered living reduce dependence and protect spiritual integrity.
No specific tirtha is mentioned; the focus is ethical discipline within the Dharmāraṇya narrative.
A restraint: avoiding pratigraha (acceptance of gifts), especially as a chosen dharmic discipline.