Shloka 5
सूक्ष्मभूत-भूतात्मविज्ञानम्
Knowing the subtle principle and the bhūtātman through yoga
एकश्चरति य: पश्यन् न जहाति न हीयते । अनग्निरनिकेतश्न ग्राममन्नार्थमा श्रयेत्
ekaś carati yaḥ paśyan na jahāti na hīyate | anagnir aniketaś ca grāmam annārtham āśrayet ||
毗耶娑说：“见真理而独行者，不弃任何人，亦不为任何人所弃——因其遍一切处，超越了世间关于占有与舍弃的系缚。出离者不当设立圣火，也不当筑屋建院而定居；入村唯为乞食而已。”
व्यास उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches the ideal of a self-realized renunciant: living without attachment, not defining relationships through possession or rejection, and maintaining radical simplicity—no ritual fire, no fixed residence—approaching society only to receive alms.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction on dharma and liberation, Vyāsa describes the conduct (ācāra) of a true saṃnyāsin: solitary wandering grounded in insight, and a disciplined lifestyle that avoids settling down or engaging in household/ritual obligations.