Shloka 22
Teaching of Karma-yoga
Student Conduct, Vedic Study, and Gāyatrī Supremacy
गुरूच्छिष्टं भेषजान्नं प्रयुंजीत न कामतः । मलापकर्षणं स्नानं नाचरेद्धि कदाचन
gurūcchiṣṭaṃ bheṣajānnaṃ prayuṃjīta na kāmataḥ | malāpakarṣaṇaṃ snānaṃ nācareddhi kadācana
ไม่พึงด้วยความใคร่ล้วน ๆ บริโภคอาหารที่เป็นของเหลือจากครูบาอาจารย์ หรืออาหารที่ถือเป็นยา; และไม่พึงอาบน้ำเพียงเพื่อชำระสิ่งโสโครกแห่งกายเท่านั้นไม่ว่าเมื่อใด
Not explicitly stated in the provided excerpt (context-dependent within Svarga-khaṇḍa 53).
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bibhatsa
Sandhi Resolution Notes: गुरूच्छिष्टं=guru+ucchiṣṭam; भेषजान्नं=bheṣaja-annam; नाचरेद्धि=na+ācaret+hi
FAQs
It cautions against consuming a guru’s leftovers or food treated as medicine merely for pleasure, implying such acts require proper purpose and discipline rather than indulgence.
It criticizes bathing performed only as a physical cleansing act (mere dirt-removal), pointing toward a view of snāna as a sacred, rule-governed practice rather than just hygiene.
Self-restraint: actions connected with purity, food, and ritual should be governed by dharma and right intention, not by craving or casual habit.