Shloka 23
Karma-yoga Discipline for the Twice-born: Upanayana, Upavīta Conduct, Guru-veneration, and Alms-regimen
लौकिकं वैदिकं चापि तथाध्यात्मिकमेव वा / आददीत यतो ज्ञानं तं पूर्वमभिवादयेत्
laukikaṃ vaidikaṃ cāpi tathādhyātmikameva vā / ādadīta yato jñānaṃ taṃ pūrvamabhivādayet
ಲೌಕಿಕ ವಿದ್ಯೆಯಾಗಲಿ, ವೈದಿಕ ವಿದ್ಯೆಯಾಗಲಿ, ಅಥವಾ ಅಧ್ಯಾತ್ಮಿಕ ಜ್ಞಾನವಾಗಲಿ—ಯಾರಿಂದ ಜ್ಞಾನವನ್ನು ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತೇವೋ, ಅವರನ್ನು ಮೊದಲು ಭಕ್ತಿಯಿಂದ ವಂದಿಸಬೇಕು।
Traditional narration in the Kurma Purana’s Purva-bhaga (instructional discourse attributed within the sage-to-sage Purana frame; presented as dharma-upadesha consistent with Kurma Purana teaching style)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
FAQs
Indirectly: it frames adhyātmika-jñāna (knowledge of the Self) as a distinct and higher category of learning, and teaches that such wisdom is received through a worthy source who must be honored first.
No specific technique is listed; the verse emphasizes a foundational sādhana—guru-bhakti and humility—treated in Yoga-shastra and Purana traditions as prerequisites for receiving mantra, śāstra-artha, and adhyātma realization.
It does not name Shiva or Vishnu explicitly; its synthesis is methodological—spiritual knowledge (common to Shaiva and Vaishnava streams in the Kurma Purana) is approached through disciplined reverence to the teacher and lineage.