Shloka 85

Teaching of Karma-yoga

Student Conduct, Vedic Study, and Gāyatrī Supremacy

Devanagari script

स संमूढो न संभाष्यो वेदबाह्यो द्विजातिभिः । न वेदपाठमात्रेण संतुष्टो वै भवेद्द्विजः

Transliteration

sa saṃmūḍho na saṃbhāṣyo vedabāhyo dvijātibhiḥ | na vedapāṭhamātreṇa saṃtuṣṭo vai bhaveddvijaḥ

Translation

そのような迷妄の者とは、二度生まれの者は語り合ってはならない。彼はヴェーダの外にある者と見なされる。まことに、二度生まれの者はヴェーダの誦読だけで満足してはならない。

Word by Word

सःhe/that person

संमूढःbewildered/deluded

नnot

संभाष्यःfit to be spoken with

वेद-बाह्यःoutside the Veda/Veda-excluded

द्विजातिभिःby the twice-born groups

नnot

वेद-पाठ-मात्रेणby mere recitation of the Veda

संतुष्टःcontent/satisfied

वैindeed

भवेत्should be

द्विजःa twice-born man

Speaker

Unspecified (context-dependent within Svargakhaṇḍa 53)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: raudra

Secondary Rasa: shanta

Sandhi Resolution Notes

Sandhi Resolution Notes: भवेद्द्विजः = भवेत् + द्विजः.

FAQs

What does “vedabāhya” imply in this verse?

It implies someone considered outside Vedic discipline—one whose conduct or understanding is contrary to the purpose and ethos of the Veda, even if they may be associated with Vedic learning externally.

How does the verse critique mere Vedic recitation?

It states that a dvija should not be content with recitation alone; Vedic study must be joined with right understanding, ethical conduct, and lived dharma.

What ethical lesson is emphasized here?

Discernment and integrity: avoid legitimizing delusion through conversation or association, and prioritize inner transformation over purely external religious performance.