Shloka 87
Teaching of Karma-yoga
Student Conduct, Vedic Study, and Gāyatrī Supremacy
स संमूढः शूद्रकल्पः पात्रतां न प्रपद्यते । यदित्वात्यंतिकं वासं कर्तुमिच्छति वै गुरौ
sa saṃmūḍhaḥ śūdrakalpaḥ pātratāṃ na prapadyate | yaditvātyaṃtikaṃ vāsaṃ kartumicchati vai gurau
ആ മോഹഗ്രസ്തൻ ശൂദ്രസദൃശമായി പെരുമാറി പാത്രത നേടുന്നില്ല. എങ്കിലും ഗുരുവിന്റെ സന്നിധിയിൽ സ്ഥിരവാസം ചെയ്യാൻ അവൻ ആഗ്രഹിക്കുന്നുവെങ്കിൽ,
Unspecified (context-dependent within Svarga-khaṇḍa 53)
Primary Rasa: karuna
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: yaditvātyaṃtikaṃ = yadi tvā ātyantikam; kartumicchati = kartum icchati.
FAQs
It refers to the fitness or qualification to receive sacred instruction—typically tied to discipline, conduct, and preparedness rather than mere proximity to a teacher.
In this verse it functions as a moral/behavioral descriptor—“acting unqualified or undisciplined”—rather than a neutral statement of social identity; it marks lack of readiness for instruction.
Physical closeness to a guru is not sufficient; genuine discipleship requires inner reform, humility, and disciplined conduct to become a fit recipient of teaching.