Shloka 90
Teaching of Karma-yoga
Student Conduct, Vedic Study, and Gāyatrī Supremacy
एतद्विधानं परमं पुराणं वेदागमे सम्यगिहोदितं वः । पुरा महर्षिप्रवराभिपृष्टः स्वायंभुवो यन्मनुराह देवः
etadvidhānaṃ paramaṃ purāṇaṃ vedāgame samyagihoditaṃ vaḥ | purā maharṣipravarābhipṛṣṭaḥ svāyaṃbhuvo yanmanurāha devaḥ
വേദ-ആഗമാനുസാരമായി ഈ പരമപുരാണം, അതിന്റെ വിധാനങ്ങളോടുകൂടി, നിങ്ങളോട് ഇവിടെ ശരിയായി പ്രസ്താവിക്കപ്പെട്ടു. പൂർവകാലത്ത് മഹർഷികളിൽ ശ്രേഷ്ഠർ ചോദിച്ചപ്പോൾ ദേവസ്വരൂപനായ സ്വായംഭുവ മനു പറഞ്ഞതുതന്നെ ഇതാണ്.
Unspecified narrator (verse presents a citation/authority statement attributed to Svāyambhuva Manu)
Primary Rasa: adbhuta
Secondary Rasa: shanta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: etadvidhānaṃ = etat-vidhānam; vedāgame = veda-āgame; samyagihoditaṃ = samyak iha uditam; maharṣipravarābhipṛṣṭaḥ = maharṣi-pravara-abhipṛṣṭaḥ; yanmanurāha = yat manuḥ āha.
FAQs
It asserts the supreme status of this Purāṇa’s teaching and grounds it in Vedic and Āgamic authority, presenting it as an ancient instruction spoken by Svāyambhuva Manu to great sages.
The verse frames the teaching as consistent with both śruti-based authority (Veda) and established sacred tradition/practice (Āgama), strengthening its legitimacy for dharma and ritual conduct.
It emphasizes humility before authentic transmission: dharma should be learned from reliable lineage and authoritative sources, not from personal speculation.