Shloka : 120

देशकालवयोवित्तजातिशक्त्यनुसारत: ।

आचारो व्यवहारश्च निष्कृतं चावधार्यताम् ॥ 120 ॥

અને આચાર, વ્યવહાર અને પ્રાયશ્ચિત્ત એ જે ત્રણ વાનાં તે જે તે, દેશ, કાળ, અવસ્થા, દ્રવ્ય, જાતિ અને સાર્મથ્ય, એટલાને અનુસારે કરીને જાણવાં. ॥ 120 ॥

And code of conduct, worldly duties and penance, these three should be performed as per place, time, age group, financial position, caste and ability. || 120 ||

Commentary

'Achar' means code of conduct i.e. daily routine to be followed everyday etc. 'Vyavhar' i.e. worldly duties like exchange of money, materials etc. and 'Nishkrut' i.e. penance, all these should be performed as per place, time, age, wealth, caste and ability. Here 'Desh' i.e. place means a peaceful, quiet place without any disturbances, 'Kaal' i.e time means season, change of government, war, flood, etc. 'Vaya' i.e. age means childhood, old age etc, 'Vitt' i.e. wealth means material possessions. 'Jati' i.e. caste means Brahmin caste etc. 'Samarthya' i.e. ability means physical strength etc. All these should be considered, while deciding the code of conduct, worldly duties and penance.