न चातिसृष्टो गुरुणा स्वान् गुरूनबिवादयेत्
And if dismissed by the teacher, he should not salute his own teachers.
प्रतिषेधत्सु चाधर्माद्धितं चोपदिशत्स्वपि
Even when forbidden, or when being taught what is beneficial, he should not act unrighteously.
गुरुपुत्रेषु दारेषु गुरोश्चैव स्वबन्धुषु
Among the sons and wives of the teacher, and among the teacher’s own relatives,
अध्यापयन् गुरुसुतो गुरुवन्मानमर्हति
The teacher’s son who instructs should be honored as one would honor the teacher.
न कुर्याद् गुरुपुत्रस्य पादयोः शौचमेव च
One should not perform the washing of the feet of the teacher’s son.
असवर्णास्तु संपूज्याः प्रत्युत्थानाभिवादनैः
Those of different caste must be respectfully greeted with rising and salutation.
गुरुपत्न्या न कार्याणि केशानां च प्रसाधनम्
One should not perform tasks for the teacher’s wife, nor arrange her hair.
कुर्वोत वन्दनं भूम्यामसावहमिति ब्रुवन्
One should offer reverence to her by touching the ground, saying, 'I am your servant.'
गुरुदारेषु कुर्वोत सतां धर्ममनुस्मरन्
In dealings with the teacher’s wives, one should remember the conduct of the virtuous.
संपूज्या गुरुपत्नीव समास्ता गुरुभार्यया
All wives of the teacher are to be honored equally, just as the teacher’s own wife.
विप्रोष्य तूपसंग्राह्या ज्ञातिसंबन्धियोषितः
After returning from travel, one should respectfully greet women who are relatives by marriage.
मातृवद् वृत्तिमातिष्ठेन्मात् ताभ्यो गरीयसी
One should behave toward them as toward one’s mother, for the mother is greater than they.
वेदमध्यापयेद् धर्मं पुराणाङ्गानि नित्यशः
He should teach the Veda, the law, and the limbs of the Purāṇa daily.
हरते दुष्कृतं तस्य शिष्यस्य वसतो गुरुः
The teacher removes the sins of the student who dwells with him.
शक्तो ऽन्नदोर्ऽथो स्वःसाधुरध्याप्या दश धर्मतः
If able to provide food, wealth, and heaven, one should instruct ten students according to righteousness.
एतेषु ब्रह्मणो दानमन्यत्र तु यथोदितान्
Among these, the gift of knowledge is for Brahmins; for others, as previously described.
अधीष्व भो इति ब्रूयाद् विरामो ऽस्त्विति चारमेत्
He should say, 'Study, please,' and also, 'Let there be a pause,' thus guiding them.
प्राणायामैस्त्रिभिः पूतस्तत ओङ्कारमर्हति
Purified by three breaths, he is then worthy to utter the syllable 'Om.'
कुर्यादध्ययनं नित्यं स ब्रह्माञ्जलिपूर्वतः
He should study daily, beginning with the gesture of reverence to Brahman.
अधीयीताप्ययं नित्यं ब्राह्मण्याच्च्यवते ऽन्यथा
He should study daily; otherwise, he falls away from the state of a Brahmin.
प्रीणाति तर्पयन्त्येनं कामैस्तृप्ताः सदैव हि
They please and satisfy him, always content with their desires.
सामान्यधीते प्रीणाति घृताहुतिभिरन्वहम्
He pleases them daily with offerings of clarified butter in common recitation.
धर्माङ्गानि पुराणानि मांसैस्तर्पयते सुरान्
He satisfies the gods with meat offerings, reciting the limbs of dharma and the ancient texts.
गायत्रीमप्यधीयीत गत्वारण्यं समाहितः
One should also recite the Gayatri, having gone to the forest with focused mind.
गायत्रीं वै जपेन्नित्यं जपयज्ञः प्रकीर्तितः
Indeed, one should always repeat the Gayatri; this is called the sacrifice of recitation.
एकतश्चतुरो वेदान् गायत्रीं च तथैकतः
On one side are the four Vedas, and on the other, the Gayatri alone.
ततो ऽधीयीत सावित्रीमेकाग्रः श्रद्धयान्वितः
After that, one should recite the Savitri with single-mindedness and faith.
महाव्याहृतयस्तिस्त्रः सर्वाशुभनिबर्हणाः
The three great Vyahritis remove all inauspiciousness.
सत्त्वं रजस्तमस्तिस्त्रः क्रमाद् व्याहृतयः स्मृताः
Sattva, rajas, and tamas—these three are remembered as the Vyahritis in order.
एष मन्त्रो महायोगः सारात् सार उदाहृतः
This mantra is the great yoga, declared as the essence of all essences.