Shloka 16
Adhyaya 28 — Alarka Inquires into Varna and Ashrama Dharma; Madalasa Defines the Fourfold Duties
तत्रैव वा गुरोर्गेहे द्विजो निष्ठामवाप्नुयात् ।
गुरोरभावे तत्पुत्रे तच्छिष्ये तత్సुतं विना ॥
tatraiva vā guror gehe dvijo niṣṭhām avāpnuyāt /
guror abhāve tatputre tacchiṣye tatsutaṃ vinā //
وہیں—اسی آشرم میں یا گرو کے گھر—دویج کو اپنے نظم و ضبط کی ثابت قدم تکمیل حاصل کرنی چاہیے۔ اگر گرو موجود نہ ہو تو گرو پتر کے زیرِ نگرانی، اور اگر وہ بھی نہ ہو تو گرو کے شِشْی کے زیرِ نگرانی—انہیں نظرانداز کیے بغیر—یہ تکمیل حاصل کرے۔
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FAQs
Learning and discipline are safeguarded by legitimate mentorship. The text emphasizes continuity of authority (guru → son → disciple), discouraging self-authorized completion without recognized guidance.
Didactic dharma material (ācāra) rather than the cosmological five. It is an example of Purāṇas functioning as Dharma-śāstra-like instruction within narrative frames.
The ‘lineage of transmission’ symbolizes preservation of śruti/vidyā purity: knowledge ripens through humility and service, not merely personal effort.