Shloka 2
Teaching of Karma-yoga
Student Conduct, Vedic Study, and Gāyatrī Supremacy
नित्यमुद्यतपाणिः स्यात्साध्वाचारः सुसंयतः । आस्यतामिति चोक्तः सन्नासीताभिमुखं गुरोः
nityamudyatapāṇiḥ syātsādhvācāraḥ susaṃyataḥ | āsyatāmiti coktaḥ sannāsītābhimukhaṃ guroḥ
Qu’il garde toujours les mains levées avec respect, qu’il soit de bonne conduite et bien maîtrisé ; et, lorsqu’on lui dit : « Assieds-toi », qu’il s’assoie face au maître.
Unspecified (didactic narration within Svargakhaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: नित्यमुद्यतपाणिः = नित्यम् + उद्यतपाणिः (म् + उ → मु). स्यात्साध्वाचारः = स्यात् + साध्वाचारः (त् + स → त्स). आस्यतामिति = आस्यताम् + इति (म् + इ → मि). चोक्तः = च + उक्तः (अ + उ → ओ). सन्नासीताभिमुखम् = सन् + आसीत + अभिमुखम् (न् + आ → न्ना; त् + अ → ता).
FAQs
It prescribes attentive readiness to serve, good moral conduct, disciplined self-restraint, and sitting only when instructed—facing the teacher respectfully.
Ethical learning begins with humility and self-mastery: discipline, respectful posture, and obedience to proper instruction are treated as part of dharma.
Not directly; it primarily teaches ācāra (proper conduct) in the guru–śiṣya setting, which supports spiritual life broadly, including bhakti and Vedic learning.