Shloka 31
Teaching of Karma-yoga
Student Conduct, Vedic Study, and Gāyatrī Supremacy
गुरुवत्प्रतिपूज्याश्च सवर्णा गुरुयोषितः । असवर्णाश्च संपूज्याः प्रत्युत्थानाभिवादनैः
guruvatpratipūjyāśca savarṇā guruyoṣitaḥ | asavarṇāśca saṃpūjyāḥ pratyutthānābhivādanaiḥ
గురుపత్ని సవర్ణురాలైతే గురువుతో సమానంగా పూజ్యురాలు; అసవర్ణురాలైనా లేచి స్వాగతించి నమస్కరించడం ద్వారా యథోచిత గౌరవం చేయాలి.
Not specified in the provided excerpt (context required from Padma Purana, Svargakhaṇḍa 53).
Concept: Gurupatnī is to be honored as guru-svarūpa through respectful greeting and salutations, irrespective of varṇa difference.
Application: Practice respectful body-language: rise, greet, and offer namaskāra to elders/teachers’ family; cultivate non-discriminatory courtesy while maintaining maryādā.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"Inside a serene gurukula courtyard, a disciple rises from a low seat as the guru’s wife enters, hands folded in namaskāra. The atmosphere is disciplined yet gentle, with students watching silently, learning dharma through embodied etiquette.","primary_figures":["guru-patnī","śiṣya (disciple)","ācārya (in background)","other brahmacārins"],"setting":"Gurukula courtyard with tulasī planter near a small Viṣṇu shrine, palm-leaf manuscripts, water pot, and shaded veranda.","lighting_mood":"temple lamp-lit","color_palette":["sandalwood beige","ochre","deep maroon","leaf green","soft gold"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: a dignified gurukula courtyard scene where a disciple rises and offers namaskāra to the guru’s wife; gold leaf halo accents around a small Viṣṇu shrine in the background, rich reds and greens, ornate borders, gem-studded jewelry on the figures, traditional South Indian iconographic symmetry.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: delicate brushwork showing a quiet ashram courtyard, the disciple standing with folded hands before the guru’s wife; cool earthy palette, refined facial features, lyrical trees and a small shrine, subtle textiles and patterned rugs.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold black outlines and natural pigments depict the disciple rising in reverence to the guru’s wife; temple-wall aesthetic with stylized eyes, red/yellow/green dominance, and a small Viṣṇu lamp shrine glowing behind.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: a devotional courtyard with lotus borders and floral vines; a small Kṛṣṇa/Viṣṇu shrine at center-back, peacocks near the veranda, intricate textile patterns, deep blues and gold framing the respectful namaskāra gesture."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"meditative","suggested_raga":"Yaman","pace":"slow-meditative","voice_tone":"reverent-soft","sound_elements":["temple bells","soft footfalls","silence","distant birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गुरुवत्प्रतिपूज्याः = गुरु-वत् + प्रतिपूज्याः; प्रतिपूज्याश्च = प्रतिपूज्याः + च; असवर्णाश्च = असवर्णाः + च; प्रत्युत्थानाभिवादनैः = प्रत्युत्थान-अभिवादनैः (द्वन्द्व-समास).
FAQs
It instructs that a guru’s wife should be treated with reverence—like the guru when she is savarṇa, and with respectful greeting (rising and salutations) even when she is asavarṇa.
The verse highlights śiṣṭācāra (proper conduct): honoring those connected to one’s teacher and maintaining respectful social behavior through greeting and salutations.
They refer to standing up to receive someone respectfully and offering formal salutations—gestures that communicate humility, honor, and recognition of status.