Shloka 3

Brahmopadeśa on Saṃnyāsa, Tapas, and Jñāna (ब्रह्मोपदेशः—संन्यासतपोज्ञानविमर्शः)

Devanagari script

निर्णिक्तमनस: पूता व्युत्क्रानन्‍तरजसो5मला:

Transliteration

nirṇiktamanasaḥ pūtā vyutkrāntāntarajaso 'malāḥ | nityaṃ saṃnyāsaparāyaṇā brahmavidāṃ varāḥ | te tapasyā śreyasaṃ panthānam āśritya parameśvaraṃ prāpnuvanti ||

Translation

凡其心已涤净，清白无垢；已弃内里贪欲躁动之尘，胸怀澄明——恒常安住于出离（saṃnyāsa），并确立于梵（Brahman）之智者；此等之人，依凭苦行之律（tapas）所护持的吉祥正道，得至至上主。

Word by Word

• निर्णिक्तमनसः: whose minds are cleansed/washed
• निर्णिक्तमनसः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: निर्णिक्त-मनस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• पूताः: purified
• पूताः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पूत
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• व्युत्क्रान्तरजसः: who have gone beyond/abandoned rajas (passion/dust)
• व्युत्क्रान्तरजसः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: व्युत्क्रान्त-रजस्
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

• अमलाः: stainless, spotless
• अमलाः: Karta
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमल
• Form: Masculine, Nominative, Plural

Speaker

वायुदेव उवाच

Characters & Entities

• Vāyudeva (speaker)
• Parameśvara (the Supreme Lord)
• Brahman

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Purification of mind and inner disposition—especially the abandonment of rajas (passionate restlessness)—combined with steady renunciation and Brahman-knowledge, supported by tapas (disciplined austerity), leads to the highest good: attainment of the Supreme Lord.

What is happening in the narrative?

Vāyudeva is describing the spiritual qualifications and practice of liberated seekers: those who are inwardly purified and devoted to renunciation, and who know Brahman, follow an auspicious path through tapas and thereby reach Parameśvara.