Shloka 7
धर्मव्याधोपदेशः
Dharma-vyādha’s Instruction on Śiṣṭācāra and Dharma
स्वाध्यायेन कर्शितं ब्रह्माचारिणं_ मां विद्धि | तपसा दमेन युक्तमाचार्यस्याप्रतिकूलभाषिणम् | एवं युक्तमपापं मां विद्धि,“मुझे ब्रह्मचारी समझिये। मैंने वेदोंका स्वाध्याय करते हुए अपने शरीरको दुर्बल किया है। मैं तपस्वी और जितेन्द्रिय हूँ। आचार्यके प्रतिकूल कभी कोई बात नहीं करता। इस प्रकार मुझे योगयुक्त और निष्पाप जानिये
svādhyāyena karśitaṁ brahmacāriṇaṁ māṁ viddhi | tapasā damena yuktaṁ ācāryasyāpratikūlabhāṣiṇam | evaṁ yuktam apāpaṁ māṁ viddhi |
Sinabi ni Mārkaṇḍeya: “Kilalanin mo ako bilang isang brahmacārin, isang mag-aaral na nananatiling malinis, na pumayat dahil sa walang humpay na pag-aaral-sa-sarili ng mga Veda. Ako’y hinubog ng pag-aayuno at pagpipigil-sa-sarili, at kailanma’y hindi nagsasalita nang salungat sa aking guro. Kaya unawain mo akong matatag sa disiplina ng yoga at walang kasalanan.”
मार्कण्डेय उवाच
Educational Q&A
Ethical authority is grounded in disciplined practice: sustained Vedic study (svādhyāya), austerity (tapas), self-restraint (dama), and respectful, non-oppositional speech toward one’s teacher. These together are presented as marks of purity and yogic steadiness.
Mārkaṇḍeya identifies and legitimizes himself by describing his ascetic student-life and conduct—emphasizing celibacy, rigorous study, controlled senses, and deference to his preceptor—so that the listener accepts him as a trustworthy, sinless speaker.