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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.12.1

श्रीनारद उवाच ब्रह्मचारी गुरुकुले वसन्दान्तो गुरोर्हितम् । आचरन्दासवन्नीचो गुरौ सुद‍ृढसौहृद: ॥ १ ॥
śrī-nārada uvāca
[shree-naarada uvaacha]
brahmacārī gurukule
[brahmachaaree gurukule]
vasan dānto guror hitam
[vasan daanto guror hitam]
ācaran dāsavan nīco
[aacharan daasavan neecho]
gurau sudṛḍha-sauhṛdaḥ
[gurau sudridha-sauhridah]
Word-for-word
śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca — Śrī Nārada Muni said brahmacārī — a brahmacārī, a student living at the residence of the guru gurukule — at the residence of the guru vasan — by living dāntaḥ — continuously practicing control of the senses guroḥ hitam — only for the benefit of the guru (not for one’s personal benefit) ācaran — practicing dāsa-vat — very humbly, like a slave nīcaḥ — submissive, obedient gurau — unto the spiritual master su-dṛḍha — firmly sauhṛdaḥ — in friendship or good will.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
śrī-nārada uvāca
śrī-nāradaḥ uvāca
Śrī Nārada Muni said
brahmacārī gurukule
brahmacārī
a brahmacārī, a student living at the residence of the guru
gurukule
at the residence of the guru
vasan dānto guror hitam
vasan
by living
dāntaḥ
continuously practicing control of the senses
guroḥ hitam
only for the benefit of the guru (not for one’s personal benefit)
ācaran dāsavan nīco
ācaran
practicing
dāsa-vat
very humbly, like a slave
nīcaḥ
submissive, obedient
gurau sudṛḍha-sauhṛdaḥ
gurau
unto the spiritual master
su-dṛḍha
firmly
sauhṛdaḥ
in friendship or good will.
Nārada Muni said: A student should practice completely controlling his senses. He should be submissive and should have an attitude of firm friendship for the spiritual master. With a great vow, the brahmacārī should live at the gurukula, only for the benefit of the guru.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
Nārada said: A student, controlling his senses, living in the guru-kula, acting only for the benefit of the guru, should be submissive to the guru like a servant, with firm faint and friendship towards him. In the Twelfth Chapter the normal duties of the āśramas for a person in a varṇa and the rules for giving up the body for the vanāprastha are described. The verb of the sentence upāsīta “he should worship” is in the next verse.
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Personal Guidance
A brahmacārī student should fully control his senses, be submissive, hold firm friendship with the guru, and live at the gurukula for the guru's benefit, not his own. Real student-hood is structural, not casual. Submission is not weakness; it is the condition of receiving.
Reflection Questions
  • Where do you 'study' from a teacher without actual submission to their direction?
  • What would 'living for the guru' rather than for yourself look like for one week?
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