Shloka 43
The Nature of Knowledge, the Guru as Living Tīrtha, and the Law of Final Remembrance
गुरोस्तस्य प्रसादाच्च प्राप्तं वै ज्ञानमुत्तमम् । तस्यवाक्योदकैः स्वच्छैः कायस्य मलमेव च
gurostasya prasādācca prāptaṃ vai jñānamuttamam | tasyavākyodakaiḥ svacchaiḥ kāyasya malameva ca
ด้วยพระกรุณาแห่งคุรุผู้นั้น ย่อมบรรลุญาณอันสูงสุดโดยแท้; และด้วยวาจาคุรุอันใสสะอาดดุจสายน้ำ มลทินแห่งกายก็ประหนึ่งถูกชำระล้างไป
Unspecified (narrative voice within Bhūmi-khaṇḍa; exact dialogue speaker not provided in the input)
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गुरोस्तस्य = गुरोः + तस्य; प्रसादाच्च = प्रसादात् + च; ज्ञानमुत्तमम् = ज्ञानम् + उत्तमम्; तस्यवाक्योदकैः = तस्य + वाक्योदकैः.
FAQs
It teaches that supreme knowledge arises through the guru’s grace, and that the guru’s pure instruction purifies the disciple, compared poetically to cleansing water.
Because they are described as “svaccha” (clear/pure) and as washing away “mala” (impurity), suggesting that right teaching cleanses ignorance and its effects.
It emphasizes humility and receptivity: one should seek knowledge through reverence for the teacher and allow disciplined instruction to refine conduct and purity.