Shloka 44
Teaching on Karma-yoga
Discipline of Action as Worship
शिष्यो विद्याफलं भुंक्ते प्रेत्य चापद्यते दिवि । यो भ्रातरं पितृसमं ज्येष्ठं मूढोऽवमन्यते
śiṣyo vidyāphalaṃ bhuṃkte pretya cāpadyate divi | yo bhrātaraṃ pitṛsamaṃ jyeṣṭhaṃ mūḍho'vamanyate
شاگرد علم کا پھل بھگتتا ہے اور مرنے کے بعد جنت کو پہنچتا ہے؛ مگر جو احمق باپ کے مانند بڑے بھائی کی بے حرمتی کرتا ہے، وہ مصیبت میں گرتا ہے۔
Unspecified (narratorial/teachings context within Svarga-khaṇḍa dialogue)
Concept: Śiṣya-bhāva and vidyā yield heavenly merit; disrespect toward an elder brother (pitr̥-sama) is adharma leading to downfall.
Application: Treat elder siblings as guardians; maintain respectful speech; repay educational guidance with humility and service.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: bhayanaka
Type: celestial_realm
Visual Art Cues: {"scene_description":"A split tableau: on one side, a disciple sits at a guru’s feet, receiving vidyā like a stream of light that rises toward a radiant Svarga gate. On the other, a proud younger brother turns away from his elder, and the ground beneath him cracks into shadow—misfortune personified as a dark wind.","primary_figures":["guru/ācārya","disciple (śiṣya)","elder brother (jyēṣṭha)","younger brother (avamanī)","Svarga gatekeepers (optional)"],"setting":"Didactic diptych: forest āśrama classroom blending into a celestial stairway; contrasting domestic courtyard scene dissolving into ominous shadow.","lighting_mood":"divine radiance","color_palette":["sapphire blue","sunlit gold","ash grey","crimson","pearl white"],"tanjore_prompt":"Tanjore painting style: two-panel composition—left panel guru with gold halo teaching disciple, luminous Svarga arch with gold leaf and jewel tones; right panel arrogant youth in darker reds/greys turning from dignified elder, stylized misfortune as shadowy form; ornate borders, embossed gold highlights emphasizing reward vs fall.","pahari_prompt":"Pahari miniature style: gentle āśrama scene with delicate lines, disciple attentive, a faint celestial path painted in pale gold; contrasting courtyard with subtle psychological expression—downcast elder, dismissive youth—cool shadows pooling near the youth’s feet, lyrical moral contrast.","kerala_mural_prompt":"Kerala mural style: bold outlines, expressive eyes; left side bright yellow-red-green with guru-disciple, right side deeper reds and blacks around the disrespectful youth; symbolic Svarga motif above, misfortune motif below, temple-wall narrative clarity.","pichwai_prompt":"Pichwai cloth painting style: Vaishnava moral allegory framed by lotus and floral borders; Svarga gate rendered like a jeweled temple arch; peacocks and cows near the guru’s side, while the disrespect side has withered lotuses and darkened border motifs; deep blues and gold dominate."}
Audio Atmosphere: {"recitation_mood":"narrative","suggested_raga":"Durga","pace":"moderate-narrative","voice_tone":"authoritative","sound_elements":["temple bells","page-turn of palm leaves","distant thunder (for warning)","conch shell (for svarga)","courtyard birds"]}
Sandhi Resolution Notes: चापद्यते = च + आपद्यते; मूढोऽवमन्यते = मूढः + अवमन्यते.
FAQs
It teaches that learning bears spiritual merit, but dharma also requires honoring family hierarchy—especially respecting an elder brother as one would a father.
It states that true discipleship and learning yield positive karmic results, including heavenly attainment after death.
In dharma literature, the elder brother is treated as a guardian-like authority within the household, deserving reverence similar to that offered to one’s father.