Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 13
Janaka Instructs Śuka: Āśrama-Sequence, Guru-Dependence, and Marks of Liberation
वेदानधीत्य नियतो दक्षिणामपवर्त्य च । अभ्यनुज्ञामनुप्राप्य समावर्तेत वै द्विजः ॥ १३ ॥
vedānadhītya niyato dakṣiṇāmapavartya ca | abhyanujñāmanuprāpya samāvarteta vai dvijaḥ || 13 ||
नियमाने वेदांचे अध्ययन करून आणि गुरुदक्षिणा अर्पण करून, गुरूची आज्ञा मिळाल्यावर द्विजाने समावर्तन करून गृहाश्रमात प्रवेश करावा।
Narada (teaching in Moksha-dharma context; dialogue tradition linked with Sanatkumara lineages)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: none
FAQs
It frames Vedic learning as incomplete without humility, discipline, honoring the guru through dakṣiṇā, and receiving proper authorization—making education a dharmic, character-forming path that supports mokṣa-oriented life.
By emphasizing obedience, gratitude to the guru, and purity of conduct, it establishes the ethical foundation required for steady devotion; bhakti is strengthened when learning is joined with reverence and right living.
It highlights kalpa in practice—proper procedure for rites like samāvartana and the regulated completion of study—showing that Vedic education includes correct ritual protocol and social-dharmic transitions.