Verse 30

Brahmavidya

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

वेदशास्त्राणि चान्यानि पदपांसुमिव त्यजेत् । गुरुभक्तिं सदा कुर्याच्छ्रेयसे भूयसे नरः ॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

वेद-शास्त्राणि । च । अन्यानि । पद-पांसुम्-इव । त्यजेत् । गुरु-भक्तिम् । सदा । कुर्यात् । श्रेयसे । भूयसे । नरः ॥

IAST Transliteration

vedaśāstrāṇi cānyāni padapāṃsum iva tyajet | gurubhaktiṃ sadā kuryāc chreyase bhūyase naraḥ ||

Translation

वेदों और अन्य शास्त्रों को भी पाँव की धूलि के समान अलग रख दे। परम श्रेय और अधिक कल्याण के लिए मनुष्य को गुरु-भक्ति सदा करनी चाहिए।

Academic Translation

And one should set aside the Vedas and other treatises like dust on the feet; the man should always practice devotion to the guru for the sake of the highest good and the greater (good).

Verse Context

• Śāstra as pramāṇa and its transcendence after realization; Guru-bhakti; śreyas
• Mahavakya: Echoes the post-realization stance implied by Mahāvākyas: once ‘aham brahmāsmi’ is firm, scriptural means are ‘sublated’ (bādhita) like a raft left behind; not itself a Mahāvākya.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka-style)