Shloka 47
Teaching on Karma-yoga
Discipline of Action as Worship
असावहमिति ब्रूयात्प्रत्युत्थायाभिवादयेत् । अवाच्यो दीक्षितो नाम्ना यवीयानपि यो भवेत्
asāvahamiti brūyātpratyutthāyābhivādayet | avācyo dīkṣito nāmnā yavīyānapi yo bhavet
「私でございます」と告げ、立ち上がって恭しく礼拝すべきである。たとえ年少であっても、ディークシャー（灌頂・入門）を受けた者を名で呼んではならない。
Unspecified (contextual narrator/instructor within Svargakhaṇḍa etiquette/dharma discourse)
Concept: Practice respectful self-identification and salutation; do not address an initiated person by name, even if younger—dīkṣā confers a sanctified status.
Application: Use respectful forms of address for initiated/ordained persons; stand when elders/teachers arrive; keep speech disciplined to avoid subtle disrespect.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"At an āśrama entrance, a young initiated disciple approaches; householders and students rise together, hands folded, offering abhivādana. One person begins to speak a name, then corrects himself into a respectful title—showing the subtle discipline of speech around dīkṣā.","primary_figures":["dīkṣita (initiated person)","students/householders offering abhivādana","ācārya (optional, overseeing etiquette)"],"setting":"Āśrama threshold with wooden pillars, hanging garlands, water pot for pādya, and a small manuscript shelf; a path lined with flowering shrubs.","lighting_mood":"forest dappled","color_palette":["moss green","sunlit amber","clay brown","white cotton","lapis blue"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: āśrama doorway with ornate arch, group rising in unison with añjali, initiated youth with subtle halo-like gold leaf accent indicating dīkṣā sanctity; rich reds/greens, embossed gold on garlands and vessels, symmetrical devotional composition.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate forest-āśrama scene with dappled light, refined gestures of standing and bowing, soft facial expressions; cool greens and pale gold highlights, lyrical naturalism emphasizing etiquette as beauty.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, rhythmic row of figures rising, clear hand gestures for abhivādana, initiated figure marked by sacred thread and tilaka; warm pigment blocks and temple-wall narrative clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: floral border with lotus motifs, central scene of collective pratyutthāna and abhivādana, deep blue ground with gold highlights; subtle Vaishnava tilaka patterns repeated in the border to emphasize dīkṣā identity."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Desh","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["forest birds","rustle of robes","soft bell at āśrama gate","water pot clink","brief silence after salutation"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: असावहमिति = असौ + अहम् + इति; ब्रूयात्प्रत्युत्थायाभिवादयेत् = ब्रूयात् + प्रत्युत्थाय + अभिवादयेत्; यवीयानपि = यवीयान् + अपि
FAQs
It advises identifying oneself (“It is I”), standing up, and offering respectful salutation.
The verse treats initiation as conferring a special religious dignity; therefore, direct name-address is discouraged as a matter of reverence and decorum.
It emphasizes humility and respectful speech—honoring spiritual status even over ordinary social factors like age.