योसि सोसि नमस्तुभ्यमुपदेशेन युंक्ष्व माम् । गुरूक्तं गुरुपत्न्युक्तं गुर्वपत्योक्तमेव च
yosi sosi namastubhyamupadeśena yuṃkṣva mām | gurūktaṃ gurupatnyuktaṃ gurvapatyoktameva ca
Sinuman ka man—gayon na nga; nagpupugay ako sa iyo. Iugnay mo ako sa banal na pagtuturo. Sapagkat ang sinabi ng guru, ng asawa ng guru, at ng anak ng guru—lahat yaon ay dapat tanggapin bilang may bigat na kapamahalaan.
Tvāṣṭra (the seeker)
Tirtha: Kāśī (didactic backdrop)
Type: kshetra
Listener: Śaunaka-ādi ṛṣis
Scene: Tvāṣṭra prostrates or stands in deep añjali, requesting upadeśa; the ascetic raises a hand in blessing/teaching gesture; the scene feels like the opening of a discourse.
A sincere seeker submits to guidance; reverence for the guru’s instruction is upheld as a pillar of dharma.
Indirectly Kāśī’s dharmic milieu is the chapter’s focus; this verse emphasizes the means—right instruction—by which Kāśī’s worship bears fruit.
Seeking upadeśa (formal spiritual instruction) from a qualified authority is implied; no specific vrata or snāna is stated here.