Shloka 62
Teaching of Karma-yoga
Student Conduct, Vedic Study, and Gāyatrī Supremacy
छदांसि च द्विजोऽभ्यस्येच्छुक्लपक्षे तु वै द्विजः । वेदांगानि पुराणानि कृष्णपक्षेषु मानवः
chadāṃsi ca dvijo'bhyasyecchuklapakṣe tu vai dvijaḥ | vedāṃgāni purāṇāni kṛṣṇapakṣeṣu mānavaḥ
Dans la quinzaine claire, le deux-fois-né doit étudier les mètres védiques ; et dans la quinzaine sombre, l’homme doit étudier les Vedāṅga et les Purāṇa.
Unspecified (contextual narrator/instructor within Svargakhaṇḍa; exact dialogue pair not stated in the provided excerpt)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: द्विजोऽभ्यस्येत् = द्विजः + अभ्यस्येत्. (छदांसि likely for छन्दांसि by orthographic variation).
FAQs
It assigns study topics by lunar fortnight: Vedic metres (chandas) in the bright half (śukla-pakṣa), and Vedāṅgas plus Purāṇas in the dark half (kṛṣṇa-pakṣa).
They are Vedic metres—the prosodic patterns used in Vedic hymns—often studied as part of correct recitation and understanding of Vedic texts.
Vedāṅgas support precise Vedic learning (phonetics, grammar, ritual, etc.), while Purāṇas provide narrative theology and dharma teaching; the verse presents them as complementary study subjects for the kṛṣṇa-pakṣa.