विद्यागुरुष्वेतदेवं नित्यावृत्तिषु योगिषु । प्रतिषेधत्सु चाधर्माद्धितं चोपदिशत्सु च
This same conduct applies toward teachers of knowledge, those always engaged in spiritual practice, those who prohibit unrighteousness, and those who give beneficial instruction.
श्रेयः स्वगुरुवद्वृत्तिं नित्यमेव समाचरेत् । गुरुपुत्रेषु दारेषु गुरोश्चैव स्वबंधुषु
One should always act toward the sons, wives, and relatives of one’s teacher just as one would toward the teacher himself.
बालः संमानयेन्मान्याञ्छिष्टो वा यदि कर्म्मणि । अध्यापयन्गुरोः सूनुं गुरुवन्मानमर्हति
Whether a child or an adult engaged in duties, or one teaching the teacher’s son, he deserves the same respect as the teacher.
उत्सादनं च गात्राणां स्नापनोच्छिष्टभोजनः । न कुर्याद्गुरुपुत्रस्य पादयोः शौचमेव च
One should not perform massage, bathing, eating leftovers, or washing the feet for the teacher’s son.
गुरुवत्प्रतिपूज्याश्च सवर्णा गुरुयोषितः । असवर्णाश्च संपूज्याः प्रत्युत्थानाभिवादनैः
Wives of teachers of the same caste should be honored like the teacher himself; those of other castes should also be honored with rising and respectful greetings.
अभ्यंजनं स्नापनं च गात्रोत्सादनमेव च । गुरुपत्न्या न कार्याणि केशानां च प्रसाधनम्
One should not perform oiling, bathing, or massaging of limbs, nor the arranging of hair, for the teacher’s wife.
गुरुपत्नी तु युवती नाभिवाद्या तु पादयोः । कुर्वीत वंदनं भूम्यामसावहमिति ब्रुवन्
If the teacher’s wife is young, one should not bow at her feet; instead, one should offer respect by touching the ground and saying, 'I pay my respects.'
विप्रोष्य पादग्रहणपूर्वकं चाभिवादनम् । गुरुदारेषु कुर्वीत सतां धर्म्ममनुस्मरन्
After returning from a journey, one should greet the teacher’s wives by first touching their feet, remembering the conduct of the virtuous.
मातृष्वसा मातुलानी श्वश्रूश्चाथ पितृष्वसा । संपूज्या गुरुपत्नीवत्समास्ता गुरुभार्यया
The mother’s sister, the father’s sister, the wife’s mother, and the paternal aunt should all be honored like the teacher’s wife, being equal to her.
भ्रातृभार्याश्च संग्राह्या सवर्णा हन्यहन्यपि । विप्रोष्य तूपसंग्राह्या ज्ञातिसंबंधियोषितः
The wives of brothers of the same caste should be greeted, even daily; after returning from a journey, the wives of relatives should be greeted as well.
पितुर्भगिन्या मातुश्च जायस्यां च स्वसर्यपि । मातृवद्वृत्तिमातिष्ठेन्माता ताभ्यो गरीयसी
Toward the father’s sister, mother’s sister, wife’s sister, and one’s own sister, one should behave as toward one’s mother, for the mother is the most venerable of all.
एवमाचारसंपन्नमात्मवंतमदांभिकम् । वेदमध्यापयेद्धर्म्मं पुराणांगानि नित्यशः
One who is endowed with such conduct, self-controlled, and free from hypocrisy should be taught the Veda, dharma, and the limbs of the Purāṇas continually.
संवत्सरोषिते शिष्ये गुरुर्ज्ञानमनिर्दिशन् । हरते दुष्कृतं तस्य शिष्यस्य वसतो गुरुः
If a student dwells with the teacher for a year, and the teacher imparts knowledge, the teacher removes the student’s sins.
आचार्यपुत्रः शुश्रूषुर्ज्ञानदो धार्मिकः शुचिः । शक्तोन्नदोंबुदः साधुरध्याप्यादश धर्मतः
A teacher’s son who is attentive, imparts knowledge, is righteous, pure, capable, and virtuous, is fit to teach ten students according to dharma.
कृतकंठस्तथाऽद्रोहः मेधावी गुरुकृन्नरः । आप्तः प्रियोऽथ विधिवत्षडध्याप्या द्विजातयः
A man who is respectful, free from hostility, intelligent, and obedient to his teacher, who is trustworthy, dear, and properly versed in the six disciplines—such are the twice-born worthy of instruction.
एतेषु ब्राह्मणे दानमन्यत्र तु यथोचितम् । आचम्य संयतो नित्यमधीयीत उदङ्मुखः
To these brāhmaṇas, gifts should be given; to others, as appropriate. Having purified himself and being always self-controlled, one should study facing north.
उपसंगृह्य तत्पादौ वीक्ष्यमाणो गुरोर्मुखम् । अधीष्व भो इति ब्रूयाद्विरामोऽस्त्विति चाऽरमेत्
Approaching and touching the teacher’s feet, looking at the teacher’s face, one should say, 'Please instruct me, sir,' and, when told 'It is enough,' one should stop.
प्राक्कूलान्पर्युपासीत पवित्रैश्चैव पावकः । प्राणायामैस्त्रिभिः पूतस्ततोंकारमर्हति
He should sit facing east, purified with sacred rites and fire; purified by three kinds of breath-control, he then becomes worthy of uttering the syllable Oṃ.
ब्राह्मणः प्रणवं कुर्यादंतेऽपि विधिवद्द्विजाः । कुर्यादध्यापनं नित्यं सब्रह्मांजलिपूर्वतः
A brāhmaṇa should properly utter the praṇava (Oṃ) even at the end; the twice-born should always teach with joined palms in reverence to Brahman.
सर्वेषामेव भूतानां वेदश्चक्षुः सनातनः । अधीयीताप्ययं नित्यं ब्राह्मण्याद्धीयतेऽन्यथा
The Veda is the eternal eye of all beings; one should always study it, for by the brāhmaṇa it is studied, otherwise it is lost.
अधीयीत ऋचो नित्यं क्षीराहुत्या सदेवताः । प्रीणाति तर्पयन्कालं कामैर्हूताः सदैवताः
He should daily recite the Ṛg Veda with offerings of milk to the deities, pleasing and satisfying them at the proper time with desired oblations.
यजूंष्यधीते नियतं दध्ना प्रीणाति देवताः । सामान्यधीते प्रीणाति घृताहुतिभिरन्वहम्
He who regularly studies the Yajur Veda pleases the deities with offerings of curds; he who studies the Sāma Veda pleases them daily with offerings of ghee.
अथर्वांगिरसो नित्यं मध्वा प्रीणाति देवताः । धर्मांगानि पुराणानि मांसैस्तर्पयतेसुरान्
He who daily studies the Atharvāṅgiras Veda pleases the deities with honey; with meat he satisfies the gods through the limbs of dharma and the Purāṇas.
प्रातश्च सायं प्रयतो नैत्यकं विधिमाश्रितः । गायत्रीं समधीयीत गत्वारण्यं समाहितः
Morning and evening, with discipline, following the daily rite, one should recite the Gāyatrī, having gone to the forest with a concentrated mind.
सहस्रपरमां देवीं शतमध्यां दशावराम् । गायत्रीं वै जपेन्नित्यं जपयज्ञः प्रकीर्तितः
The Gāyatrī, the supreme goddess of a thousand syllables, with a hundred in the middle and ten at the end, should always be recited; this is called the sacrifice of recitation.
गायत्रीं चैव वेदांश्च तुलया तोलयत्प्रभुः । एकतश्चतुरोवेदा गायत्रीं च तथैकतः
The Lord weighed the Gāyatrī and the Vedas on a scale: on one side the four Vedas, and on the other the Gāyatrī alone.
ॐकारमादितः कृत्वा व्याहृतीस्तदनंतरम् । ततोऽधीयीत सावित्रीमेकाग्रः श्रद्धयान्वितः
Having first uttered Oṃ, then the vyāhṛtis, one should then recite the Sāvitrī with single-mindedness and faith.
पुराकल्पे समुत्पन्ना भूर्भुवः स्वः सनातनाः । महाव्याहृतयस्तिस्रः सर्वाशुभनिबर्हणाः
In the ancient age arose the three great, eternal vyāhṛtis—bhūḥ, bhuvaḥ, svaḥ—which remove all inauspiciousness.
प्रधानं पुरुषः कालो विष्णुब्रह्ममहेश्वराः । सत्वंरजस्तमस्तिस्रः क्रमाद्व्याहृतयः स्मृताः
Pradhāna (matter), Puruṣa (spirit), Time, Viṣṇu, Brahmā, Maheśvara, and the three qualities—sattva, rajas, tamas—are remembered in order as the vyāhṛtis.
ॐकारस्तत्परं ब्रह्म सावित्री स्यात्तदुत्तरम् । एष मंत्रो महायोगः सारात्सार उदाहृतः
Oṃkāra is the supreme Brahman; Sāvitrī comes after that. This mantra is called the great yoga, the essence of essences.