Shloka 10
Sāttvika-vṛtta-kathana (Brahmā on the Conduct of Sattva) — Chapter 38
एवंवृत्तास्तु ये केचिल्लोके5स्मिन् सत्त्वसंश्रया: | ब्राह्मणा ब्रह्म॒योनिस्थास्ते धीरा: साधुदर्शिन:
evaṁvṛttās tu ye kecil loke 'smin sattvasaṁśrayāḥ | brāhmaṇā brahmayonisthās te dhīrāḥ sādhudarśinaḥ ||
伐由说道：“世间若有人如是而住——依止真实与清净之性——并以婆罗门之身，坚固安立于至上梵、亦即吠陀所从出之本源：唯有此等人，方被称为坚定而明见。既已了知凡以欲求驱使之行——如布施、祭祀、研习、誓戒、聚取、世俗之‘法’与苦行——若由贪爱而起便皆徒然，他们便护持那根植于真实与梵证悟的至上行持。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
True wisdom is defined not by desire-driven religious acts, but by conduct rooted in truth (satya/sattva) and steady establishment in Brahman, the ultimate source of the Veda. Such persons are called dhīra (steadfast) and sādhudarśin (right-seeing).
Vāyudeva is instructing the listener about the marks of a genuinely wise Brahmin: one who follows a higher mode of life grounded in truth and Brahman-realization, rather than being motivated by craving for results from charity, sacrifice, study, vows, possessions, or austerities.