Shloka 8
Adhyaya 41 — Yogic Conduct and the Discipline Leading to Siddhi
भैक्ष्यञ्चरेद् गृहस्थेषु यायावरगृहेषु च । श्रेष्ठा तु प्रथमा चेति वृत्तिरस्योपदिश्यते ॥
bhaikṣyañ cared gṛhastheṣu yāyāvaragṛheṣu ca | śreṣṭhā tu prathamā ceti vṛttir asyopadiśyate ||
他应当在居家之人中乞食，也应在诸 yāyāvara（游行乞士、行脚者）之家乞食。在这两者之中，前者被教示为对他更佳的生计。
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FAQs
The text systematizes mendicant livelihood and implies a preference for a regulated, socially integrated alms practice (among householders) over less grounded alternatives.
Normative instruction (ācāra) rather than cosmology or genealogy.
Choosing a ‘better’ vṛtti is part of reducing rajas and social entanglement; livelihood itself becomes a yogic support (anukūla) or obstacle (pratikūla).