Shloka 13
Teaching of Karma-yoga
Student Conduct, Vedic Study, and Gāyatrī Supremacy
आसीनोऽधो गुरोः पार्श्वे सेवां च सुसमाहितः । आसने शयने याने नैव तिष्ठेत्कदाचन
āsīno'dho guroḥ pārśve sevāṃ ca susamāhitaḥ | āsane śayane yāne naiva tiṣṭhetkadācana
గురువు పక్కన దిగువగా కూర్చొని, సంపూర్ణ సమాధానంతో సేవ చేయాలి. గురువు ఆసనం, శయనం లేదా యానంపై ఎప్పుడూ (సమానంగా) కూర్చోకూడదు లేదా ఎక్కకూడదు।
Unspecified (instructional/dharmic narration within Svargakhaṇḍa context)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: karuna
Sandhi Resolution Notes: āsīnaḥ adhaḥ → āsīno'dho; na eva → naiva; tiṣṭhet kadācana → tiṣṭhetkadācana
FAQs
It teaches humility and attentive service: the disciple should sit lower beside the guru and serve with focused mind, avoiding any posture or privilege that implies equality with the guru.
These are symbols of the guru’s authority and honor; refraining from them protects reverence (gurubhakti) and prevents disrespect or familiarity that erodes discipline.
Vinaya (humility) expressed through embodied behavior—how one sits, serves, and refrains—becomes a practical form of dharma in the student–teacher relationship.