Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 21
Varṇāśrama Saṁskāras, Upanayana Windows, Brahmacārin Ācāra, and Anadhyāya Prohibitions
कषायं चैव मांजिष्टं हारिद्रं च प्रकीर्तितम् । उपनीतो द्विजो विप्र परिचर्यापरो गुरोः ॥ २१ ॥
kaṣāyaṃ caiva māṃjiṣṭaṃ hāridraṃ ca prakīrtitam | upanīto dvijo vipra paricaryāparo guroḥ || 21 ||
కషాయ (గెరువా), మాంజిష్ఠ (మంజిష్ఠ-ఎరుపు), హారిద్ర (పసుపు) వస్త్రాలు కూడా ప్రసిద్ధం. ఉపనయనం పొందిన ద్విజుడు—ఓ బ్రాహ్మణా—గురుసేవలో నిమగ్నుడై ఉండాలి.
Narada (in instruction to a brāhmaṇa interlocutor within the teaching dialogue)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhakti
FAQs
It links outer discipline (simple, marked student attire) with inner discipline: after upanayana, the dvija’s primary spiritual practice is humility and dedicated service to the guru.
By emphasizing guru-sevā as a foundational devotional attitude—service, obedience, and reverence—through which sacred knowledge and dharma become lived practice.
It supports the practical framework of śikṣā and kalpa (discipline and ritual conduct): the initiated student follows prescribed signs of life and prioritizes regulated service in the guru’s household.