Vamana Purana — Rules of Purity (Shauca), Shloka 6

Rules of Purity (Śauca), Permissible Foods, and the Duties of the Householder and Forest-Dweller

Devanagari script

गुरोः कर्मणि सोद्योगः सम्यक्प्रीत्युपपादनम् तेनाहूतः पठेच्चैव तत्परो नान्यमानसः

Transliteration

guroḥ karmaṇi sodyogaḥ samyakprītyupapādanam tenāhūtaḥ paṭheccaiva tatparo nānyamānasaḥ

Translation

“Người ấy phải siêng năng trong các công việc của guru và làm cho (guru) được thỏa lòng một cách đúng pháp. Khi được gọi, người ấy cũng phải học tụng/đọc, chuyên tâm vào điều ấy, không để tâm trí hướng về việc khác.”

Word by Word

• गुरोः: of the teacher
• गुरोः: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध)
• Type: Noun
• Root: गुरु (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, षष्ठी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• कर्मणि: in (his) work/service
• कर्मणि: Adhikarana (अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: कर्मन् (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, सप्तमी-विभक्ति, एकवचन

• स-उद्योगः: diligent effort (with readiness)
• स-उद्योगः: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: स (उपसर्ग/सह) + उद्योग (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (सहितः उद्योगः)

• सम्यक्-प्रीति-उपपादनम्: proper cultivation/production of affection (pleasing service)
• सम्यक्-प्रीति-उपपादनम्: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: सम्यक् (अव्यय) + प्रीति (प्रातिपदिक) + उपपादन (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: नपुंसकलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष-समास (सम्यक् प्रीत्या उपपादनम्)

• तेन: by him/thereby
• तेन: Karana (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग/नपुंसकलिङ्ग, तृतीया-विभक्ति, एकवचन; सर्वनाम

• आहूतः: having been called
• आहूतः: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: आ-ह्वा (धातु)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; क्त-प्रत्ययान्त कृदन्त (called/summoned)

• पठेत्: should study/recite
• पठेत्: Kriya (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पठ् (धातु)
• Form: विधिलिङ् (Optative), प्रथम-पुरुष, एकवचन, परस्मैपद

• च: and
• च: Samuccaya (समुच्चय)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय-बोधक

• एव: indeed/only
• एव: Avadharana (अवधारण)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: एव (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; अवधारण (emphatic particle)

• तत्-परः: devoted to that (duty)
• तत्-परः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: तद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + पर (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; तत्पुरुष (तस्मिन् परः = devoted to that)

• न: not
• न: Nishedha (निषेध)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: न (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; निषेध (negation particle)

• अन्य-मानसः: with mind on something else
• अन्य-मानसः: Visheshana (विशेषण)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अन्य (प्रातिपदिक) + मानस (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा-विभक्ति, एकवचन; बहुव्रीहि (अन्यं मानसं यस्य = whose mind is elsewhere)

Speakers

• Ṛṣis (sages) continuing instruction (narrative frame not explicit in the given excerpt)

Key Themes

• Guru-bhakti
• Sevā (service)
• Discipline
• Concentration (ekāgratā)
• Vedic learning

Verse Rasa (Emotional Flavour)

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FAQs

What is the philosophical or ethical takeaway?

Education is framed as character-training: diligent service and single-pointed attention are presented as prerequisites for receiving knowledge, emphasizing that learning is earned through humility and steadiness.

How does this fit the Pancalakshana?

This is didactic dharma material (ācāra) within the Purāṇa’s broader compilation; it does not directly map to a specific lakṣaṇa, but supports Purāṇic aims of teaching right conduct.

What is the symbolic significance?

‘Pleasing the guru’ symbolizes aligning oneself with the living conduit of tradition; ‘no other thought’ points to mastery of distraction, making brahmacarya a yogic discipline as well as a social-religious institution.