Shloka 22
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
अभिपूजितलाभाद्धि विजुगुप्सेत भिक्षुक: | भुक्तान्यन्नानि तिक्तानि कषायकटुकानि च,मान-प्रतिष्ठाके लाभसे संन्यासीको घृणा करनी चाहिये। वह खाये हुए तिक्त, कसैले तथा कड़वे अन्नका स्वाद न ले
abhipūjitalābhād dhi vijugupseta bhikṣukaḥ | bhuktāny annāni tiktāni kaṣāyakaṭukāni ca ||
风神伐由说道：“乞士当厌弃因受特别礼敬与颂扬而得的所得。其所受用之食，当唯取他人已食之余——苦、涩、辛辣之味——使其不为滋味、安逸与名位之求所缚。其义在于：出家者须防骄慢与世间声望；它们如财富一般，亦能暗中系缚其心。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
A renunciant should reject gains that arise from public honor and prestige, and should practice austerity and simplicity in food, so that pride, craving, and dependence on social validation do not arise.
Vāyudeva is instructing about the proper conduct of a mendicant: shunning status-based rewards and accepting humble, even unpalatable leftovers, as a discipline to maintain inner freedom and humility.