Verse 27

Brahmavidya

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

तस्य दास्यं सदा कुर्यात् प्रज्ञया परया सह । शुभं वाऽशुभमन्यद्वा यदुक्तं गुरुणा भुवि ॥

Padapatha (Word Split)

तस्य । दास्यम् । सदा । कुर्यात् । प्रज्ञया । परया । सह । शुभम् । वा । अशुभम् । अन्यत् । वा । यत्-उक्तम् । गुरुणा । भुवि ॥

IAST Transliteration

tasya dāsyaṃ sadā kuryāt prajñayā parayā saha | śubhaṃ vā'śubham anyad vā yad uktaṃ guruṇā bhuvi ||

Translation

तस्मै गुरवे परया प्रज्ञया सह नित्यं दास्यं कुर्यात्। शुभमशुभं वा अन्यद्वा गुरुणा भुवि यदुक्तं तत्।

Academic Translation

One should always render service to him (that teacher), together with the highest understanding. Whether auspicious or inauspicious, or anything else that is spoken by the guru on earth—

Verse Context

• Guru-bhakti and śiṣya-śuśrūṣā as auxiliaries to jñāna; śraddhā and obedience in sādhanā
• Mahavakya: Indirectly supports ‘tat tvam asi’ pedagogy: the guru’s instruction is the vehicle through which identity-teaching is assimilated; not a direct Mahāvākya citation.
• Atharva
• Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (śloka-style)