शास्त्रार्थावेदिनः सर्वे वेदस्मृतिविवर्जिताः । शुनकेषु च ये जाता विप्रा ध्यानपरायणाः
śāstrārthāvedinaḥ sarve vedasmṛtivivarjitāḥ | śunakeṣu ca ye jātā viprā dhyānaparāyaṇāḥ
Tất cả đều tỏ tường nghĩa lý kinh luận (śāstra), nhưng lại lìa xa Veda và Smṛti. Còn những vị brāhmaṇa sinh trong dòng Śunaka thì chuyên nhất nơi dhyāna (thiền định).
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Scene: Two groups contrasted: disputants holding palm-leaf manuscripts, gesturing in debate yet with an aura of disconnection from Veda-Smṛti; beside them, Śunaka-born brāhmaṇas seated in meditation under trees, serene and inwardly luminous.
Textual cleverness alone is insufficient; true dharma is rooted in Veda-Smṛti and deepened by meditation.
No tīrtha is specified in this verse.
No external ritual is prescribed; dhyāna (meditation) is praised as a sustained discipline.