Shloka 6
Rules of Purity (Shauca) — Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller
गुरोः कर्मणि सोद्योगः सम्यक्प्रीत्युपपादनम् तेनाहूतः पठेच्चैव तत्परो नान्यमानसः
guroḥ karmaṇi sodyogaḥ samyakprītyupapādanam tenāhūtaḥ paṭheccaiva tatparo nānyamānasaḥ
“Dia hendaklah rajin dalam tugas-tugas guru dan dengan wajar menimbulkan keredaan (guru). Apabila dipanggil olehnya, dia juga hendaklah belajar membaca/menyebut, menumpukan diri pada itu sahaja, tanpa memikirkan yang lain.”
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FAQs
Education is framed as character-training: diligent service and single-pointed attention are presented as prerequisites for receiving knowledge, emphasizing that learning is earned through humility and steadiness.
This is didactic dharma material (ācāra) within the Purāṇa’s broader compilation; it does not directly map to a specific lakṣaṇa, but supports Purāṇic aims of teaching right conduct.
‘Pleasing the guru’ symbolizes aligning oneself with the living conduit of tradition; ‘no other thought’ points to mastery of distraction, making brahmacarya a yogic discipline as well as a social-religious institution.