ब्रह्मचर्य
Brahmacharya
Conservation and direction of life energy
📜Understanding Brahmacharya
Brahmacharya literally means "walking in Brahman" or "conduct befitting a seeker of truth." It involves conscious management of vital energy, particularly sexual energy.
🕉️Related Shlokas(7)
Gita 2.58
→Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 2
Like the tortoise who carries its home within and can withdraw completely into safety at will, the wise one draws the senses inward—not through suppression but through the discovery of something infinitely more satisfying within.
Gita 3.6
→Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 3
Restraining your hands while your mind runs wild is not spirituality—it is hypocrisy. True renunciation happens inside, not outside.
Gita 6.14
→Bhagavad Gita • Chapter 6
When the mind rests fearlessly in stillness and desires are offered at the altar of the Infinite, meditation becomes homecoming rather than struggle.
📖Related Stories(9)
Bhishma Pratigya
→Mahabharata, Adi Parva
Devavrata took a lifelong vow of celibacy and renounced the throne so his father could marry Satyavati, earning the name Bhishma.
Bhishma vs Parashurama
→Mahabharata, Udyoga Parva
Bhishma refused to marry Amba despite his gurus demand, citing his celibacy vow. Their 23-day battle ended only when gods intervened.