Shloka 7
Teaching on Karma-yoga
Discipline of Action as Worship
सर्वव्याधिहरं पुण्यमृषिसंघैर्निषेवितम् । समाहितधियो यूयं शृणुध्वं गदतो मम
sarvavyādhiharaṃ puṇyamṛṣisaṃghairniṣevitam | samāhitadhiyo yūyaṃ śṛṇudhvaṃ gadato mama
یہ پاکیزہ ہے اور ہر بیماری کو دور کرنے والا؛ رِشیوں کی جماعتیں اس پر عمل کرتی ہیں۔ تم سب یکسو اور متوجہ دل کے ساتھ، جو میں کہنے والا ہوں اسے سنو۔
Unspecified narrator/speaker (context needed to identify the exact dialogue pair)
Concept: Holy discipline and attentive hearing are themselves curative—removing ‘all ailments’ (sarva-vyādhi-hara) through purity of mind and participation in sage-practice.
Application: Before spiritual study, settle the mind: a brief breath practice, respectful posture, and single-point attention; treat listening as medicine.
Primary Rasa: shanta
Secondary Rasa: adbhuta
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Sandhi Resolution Notes: पुण्यमृषिसंघैः = पुण्यम् + ऋषिसंघैः; ऋषिसंघैर्निषेवितम् = ऋषिसंघैः + निषेवितम्
FAQs
It praises the forthcoming sacred teaching/practice as meritorious and capable of removing all ailments, emphasizing its sanctity and efficacy.
To establish authority and trust: what is resorted to by communities of ṛṣis is presented as time-tested, orthodox, and spiritually potent.
Attentive listening with a concentrated mind (samāhita-dhī, śravaṇa) is presented as the proper attitude for receiving sacred instruction.