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
‘ഞാനാണ്’ എന്ന് പറഞ്ഞു എഴുന്നേറ്റ് അഭിവാദനം ചെയ്യണം. ദീക്ഷിതനായവൻ ചെറുപ്പക്കാരനായാലും അവനെ പേരുപറഞ്ഞ് വിളിക്കരുത്.
Unspecified (contextual narrator/instructor within Svargakhaṇḍa etiquette/dharma discourse)
Primary Rasa: shanta
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.