Shloka 30
Adhyaya 76 — The Sixth Manvantara: Cakshusha Manu, the Child-Snatcher, and the Problem of Kinship
वयमत्र महाभाग ! संस्कृता गुरुना त्वया ।
मया तव वचः कार्यमुपैमी कतमां गुरो ॥
vayam atra mahābhāga saṃskṛtā guruṇā tvayā | mayā tava vacaḥ kāryam upaimi katamāṃ guro ||
भो महाभाग, अहं भवता गुरुणा अत्रोपनीतः। तवाज्ञां कर्तुम् इच्छामि— कस्याः समीपं गच्छेयम्, हे गुरो?
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FAQs
The student affirms guru-vākya as binding, yet seeks clarity because dharma is not mechanical; right action depends on correctly identifying the recipient of reverence.
Ācāra (conduct) instruction through dialogue; not a pancalakṣaṇa cosmological passage.
The question ‘which should I approach?’ reflects the inner practice of choosing one’s true refuge—between inherited narratives and awakened discernment guided by the guru-principle.