Shloka 24
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
Devanagari script
असंरोधेन भूतानां वृत्तिं लिप्सेत मोक्षवित् न चान्यमन्नं लिप्सेत भिक्षमाण: कथंचन
Transliteration
asaṃrodhena bhūtānāṃ vṛttiṃ lipseta mokṣavit | na cānyam annaṃ lipseta bhikṣamāṇaḥ kathaṃcana ||
Translation
风神伐由说道：“知解脱之道者，当求其生计而不妨害诸有情之生存。乞食之时，无论何种情形，切莫贪求施主自愿布施之外的别样食物。”
Word by Word
{'asaṃrodhena''without obstruction, without hindering', 'bhūtānām': 'of beings
{'asaṃrodhena':
living creatures', 'vṛttim''means of livelihood
living creatures', 'vṛttim':
subsistence', 'lipseta''should seek
subsistence', 'lipseta':
should desire/aim for', 'mokṣavit''knower of liberation
should desire/aim for', 'mokṣavit':
one who understands mokṣa', 'na ca''and not
one who understands mokṣa', 'na ca':
nor', 'anyam''other
nor', 'anyam':
different', 'annam''food', 'bhikṣamāṇaḥ': 'begging
different', 'annam':
seeking alms', 'kathaṃcana''in any way
seeking alms', 'kathaṃcana':
Speaker
वायुदेव उवाच
Characters & Entities
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Vāyu (Vāyudeva)L
living beings (bhūta)Character Dynamics
Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)
Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)
Philosophical Teaching
Political Layer
Educational Q&A
A liberation-seeker should live without harming or obstructing other beings and should practice strict contentment in alms—accepting only what is freely given, without craving alternatives.
Vāyudeva is instructing on renunciant conduct: how a mokṣa-oriented mendicant should obtain sustenance ethically—non-intrusively and without desire-driven selectiveness while begging.