Shloka 11
Sanatsujāta on Vedic Learning, Truth (Satya), and the Discipline of Dama–Tyāga–Apramāda
शिष्यवृत्तिक्रमेणैव विद्यामाप्रोति यः शुचि: । ब्रह्मचर्यव्रतस्यास्य प्रथम: पाद उच्यते
śiṣyavṛttikrameṇaiva vidyām āpnoti yaḥ śuciḥ | brahmacaryavratasya asya prathamaḥ pāda ucyate ||
قال ساناتسوجاتا: «إنّ صاحب القلب الطاهر الذي ينال المعرفة الحقّة باتّباعه، خطوةً خطوة، السلوك المنضبط المنتظر من التلميذ—فذلك يُعلَن أنه “الرُّبع” (pāda) الأول، أي الأساس، لهذا النذر من البراهماچاريا.»
सनत्सुजात उवाच
Educational Q&A
Knowledge is not gained merely by hearing doctrines; it is grounded in disciplined student-conduct (śiṣyavṛtti) practiced in proper sequence. Such purity and regulated living are presented as the first foundational part of the brahmacarya-vow.
In Sanatsujāta’s instruction (within Udyoga Parva), he outlines the components of brahmacarya and the path to higher knowledge, identifying disciplined discipleship and purity as the initial ‘pāda’—the starting foundation for the observance.