Shloka 51
Brahmā’s Instruction on Brahmacarya, Vānaprastha, and the Aliṅga Path
Ethics of Non-attachment
यत्र ज्ञानवतां प्राप्तिरलिड्रग्रहणा स्मृता । तस्मादलिड्जधर्मज्ञो धर्मतत्त्वमुपाचरेत्
vāyudeva uvāca | yatra jñānavatāṁ prāptir aliṅgrahaṇā smṛtā | tasmād aliṅgadharmajño dharmatattvam upācaret ||
风神伐由说道：“智者所达之境，被忆为‘无外相之标’。因此，了知那不系于外在标记之法（dharma）者，当修行法之真实精髓。”此教越过仪式与可见的虔敬徽记，劝人以智慧与证悟，向内追求真实。
वायुदेव उवाच
Educational Q&A
True dharma is not defined by external signs, rituals, or public markers; it is an inward reality realized by the wise. One should therefore cultivate dharma at the level of its essence (tattva)—through knowledge, discernment, and inner transformation rather than mere outward observance.
Vāyudeva is instructing the listener about a highest spiritual attainment described as ‘without outward marks.’ He emphasizes that only the truly wise reach it, and he exhorts the practitioner to follow dharma in its markless, essential form rather than relying on external identifiers of religiosity.