Shloka 97
Brahmin Right Conduct: Morning Remembrance, Bathing, Purification, and Tarpaṇa Method
स्वगात्रासनयोर्वाद्यं गुरोरेकासनादनम् । न हरेच्छ्रोत्रियस्वं च देवस्यापि गुरोरपि
svagātrāsanayorvādyaṃ gurorekāsanādanam | na harecchrotriyasvaṃ ca devasyāpi gurorapi
Jangan membuat bunyi muzik dengan menepuk tubuh sendiri atau tempat duduk, dan jangan duduk di atas tempat duduk yang sama dengan guru. Jangan merampas harta seorang śrotriya (alim Weda)—bukan harta dewa, dan bukan juga harta guru.
Unspecified (narratorial/didactic injunction within the Sṛṣṭi-khaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: vira
Type: temple
Sandhi Resolution Notes: स्वगात्रासनयोर्वाद्यं = स्वगात्रासनयोः + वाद्यम् (ः + व् → र्व्); गुरोरेकासनादनम् = गुरोः + एकासनादनम् (ः + ए → रे); हरेच्छ्रोत्रियस्वं = हरेत् + श्रोत्रियस्वम् (त् + श् → च्छ्); गुरोरपि = गुरोः + अपि (ः + अ → र)।
FAQs
It teaches reverence and restraint: maintain proper etiquette toward one’s teacher and never appropriate what belongs to a Veda-learned person, a deity, or the guru.
A śrotriya is a qualified Vedic scholar; the text treats harming or taking such a person’s property as a serious breach of dharma because it undermines sacred learning and social-religious order.
By prohibiting taking what belongs to a deity, it supports temple ethics and devotional integrity—devotion is expressed not only by worship but also by scrupulous non-appropriation and respect.