Shloka 16
Adhyaya 28 — Alarka Inquires into Varna and Ashrama Dharma; Madalasa Defines the Fourfold Duties
तत्रैव वा गुरोर्गेहे द्विजो निष्ठामवाप्नुयात् ।
गुरोरभावे तत्पुत्रे तच्छिष्ये तత్సुतं विना ॥
tatraiva vā guror gehe dvijo niṣṭhām avāpnuyāt /
guror abhāve tatputre tacchiṣye tatsutaṃ vinā //
तेथेच—त्या आश्रमात किंवा गुरुगृही—द्विजाने आपल्या शिस्तीची दृढ परिपूर्ती साधावी। गुरु अनुपस्थित असल्यास गुरुपुत्राच्या अधीन, तो नसेल तर गुरूच्या शिष्याच्या अधीन—त्यांना न ओलांडता—ही परिपूर्ती प्राप्त करावी।
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FAQs
Learning and discipline are safeguarded by legitimate mentorship. The text emphasizes continuity of authority (guru → son → disciple), discouraging self-authorized completion without recognized guidance.
Didactic dharma material (ācāra) rather than the cosmological five. It is an example of Purāṇas functioning as Dharma-śāstra-like instruction within narrative frames.
The ‘lineage of transmission’ symbolizes preservation of śruti/vidyā purity: knowledge ripens through humility and service, not merely personal effort.