Shloka 40
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
सर्वभावानतिक्रम्य लघुमात्र: परिव्रजेत् सम: सर्वेषु भूतेषु स्थावरेषु चरेषु च
sarvabhāvān atikramya laghumātraḥ parivrajet | samaḥ sarveṣu bhūteṣu sthāvareṣu careṣu ca ||
风神伐由说道：“超越对一切境界与诸物的执著，当如出家行者般云游，少欲知足。对一切众生——无论不动者或动者——皆当平等观之。”
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches vairāgya (non-attachment) and sama-darśana (equal vision): transcend clinging to all objects and mental states, live with minimal needs, and cultivate impartial goodwill toward every form of life—immobile and mobile.
Vāyudeva is instructing the listener in a dharma-oriented discourse, presenting the ideal conduct of a wandering ascetic: moving through the world without possessiveness and without discrimination among beings.