Paingala Upanishad 11 — Verse 11

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

यावच्चोपाधिपर्यन्तं तावच्छुश्रूषयेद्गुरुम्। गुरुवद्गुरुभार्यायां तत्पुत्रेषु च वर्तनम्॥११॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

यावत् । च । उपाधि-पर्यन्तम् । तावत् । शुश्रूषयेत् । गुरुम् । गुरु-वत् । गुरु-भार्यायाम् । तत्-पुत्रेषु । च । वर्तनम् ।

IAST Transliteration

yāvac copādhi-paryantaṃ tāvac chuśrūṣayed gurum | guruvad guru-bhāryāyāṃ tat-putreṣu ca vartanam ||11||

Translation

Solange man sich im Bereich der Upādhis (begrenzenden Beiwerke) befindet, soll man dem Lehrer zuhören und ihm dienen; und man soll sich gegenüber der Frau des Lehrers und seinen Söhnen so verhalten wie gegenüber dem Lehrer selbst.

Academic Translation

So long as (one remains) within the range of limiting adjuncts (upādhis), so long should one attend upon and serve the teacher; and one should conduct oneself toward the teacher’s wife and his sons as toward the teacher himself.

Verse Context

• Guru-śiṣya-paramparā; upādhi (limiting adjuncts) and discipline (sādhana)
• Mahavakya: Preparatory discipline for receiving and assimilating mahāvākya teaching (śravaṇa–manana–nididhyāsana) until upādhi-identification is dissolved.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka)