He who seeks the path of righteousness should always speak with gentleness, choosing words that are sweet and beneficial to others. In service, he should attend to his teacher with devotion, performing tasks such as anointing with oil, fanning, carrying footwear, and holding an umbrella. Care must be taken never to harm others or speak ill of them, for compassion and restraint are essential. He should gather only what is necessary for his sustenance, seeking alms each day and never hoarding more than required. He must avoid watching dancing, and remain free from any desire for singing or similar entertainments. Private conversations with women of impure conduct or those of the lowest castes are to be shunned. Amusements such as wrestling or bathing for pleasure are also to be avoided, for discipline is paramount. If, through delusion or greed, he takes up anything that has been renounced, he loses his rightful state. Above all, he must never harm the one from whom he has received knowledge. Manu has declared that one who strays from the path of righteousness should be abandoned. If dismissed by his teacher, he should not offer salutations even to his own teachers. Even when forbidden, or when being taught what is beneficial, he must never act unrighteously. Among the teacher’s sons, wives, and relatives, he should remember his duties. The teacher’s son, when instructing, should be honored just as the teacher himself, though washing the son’s feet is not required. Those of different castes should be greeted respectfully, with rising and salutations. He should not perform personal tasks for the teacher’s wife, such as arranging her hair, but should offer reverence by touching the ground and declaring, “I am your servant.” In all dealings with the teacher’s wives, he should recall the conduct of the virtuous, honoring all of them equally, just as he would honor the teacher’s own wife. Upon returning from travel, he should respectfully greet women who are relatives by marriage, behaving toward them as he would toward his own mother, remembering that the mother holds the highest place. Each day, he should teach the Veda, the law, and the limbs of the Purāṇa, for the teacher removes the sins of the student who lives with him. If he is able to provide food, wealth, and even heaven, he should instruct up to ten students in accordance with righteousness. Among these, the gift of knowledge is reserved for Brahmins; for others, it is as previously prescribed. He should guide his students with words such as, “Study, please,” and “Let there be a pause,” directing their learning. After purifying himself with three breaths, he becomes worthy to utter the sacred syllable “Om.” Daily study should begin with a gesture of reverence to Brahman, and this study must never be neglected, for otherwise one falls away from the state of a Brahmin. The teacher and the students please and satisfy one another, always content in their mutual duties. The teacher honors them daily with offerings of clarified butter during their common recitation. He satisfies the gods with offerings of meat, reciting the limbs of dharma and the ancient texts. He should also recite the Gayatri mantra, especially when he has gone to the forest with a focused mind. Indeed, the Gayatri should be repeated always, for this is known as the great sacrifice of recitation. On one side stand the four Vedas, and on the other, the Gayatri alone, for such is its greatness. After this, one should recite the Savitri mantra with unwavering focus and faith. The three great Vyahritis—Bhur, Bhuvah, and Svah—remove all inauspiciousness. These are remembered as sattva, rajas, and tamas, in that order. This mantra is the supreme yoga, declared to be the very essence of all essences.