Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 7.12.3
छन्दांस्यधीयीत गुरोराहूतश्चेत् सुयन्त्रित: ।
उपक्रमेऽवसाने च चरणौ शिरसा नमेत् ॥ ३ ॥
chandāṁsy adhīyīta guror
[chandaamsy adheeyeeta guror]
āhūtaś cet suyantritaḥ
[aahootash chet suyantritah]
upakrame ’vasāne ca
[upakrame ’vasaane cha]
caraṇau śirasā namet
[charanau shirasaa namet]
Word-for-word
chandāṁsi
—
mantras in the Vedas, like the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra and the Gāyatrī mantra
adhīyīta
—
one should chant or read regularly
guroḥ
—
from the spiritual master
āhūtaḥ
—
being addressed or called (by him)
cet
—
if
su-yantritaḥ
—
faithful, well-behaved
upakrame
—
in the beginning
avasāne
—
at the end (of reading Vedic mantras)
ca
—
also
caraṇau
—
at the lotus feet
śirasā
—
by the head
namet
—
one should offer obeisances.
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
chandāṁsy adhīyīta guror
chandāṁsi
mantras in the Vedas, like the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra and the Gāyatrī mantra
adhīyīta
one should chant or read regularly
guroḥ
from the spiritual master
āhūtaś cet suyantritaḥ
āhūtaḥ
being addressed or called (by him)
cet
if
su-yantritaḥ
faithful, well-behaved
upakrame ’vasāne ca
upakrame
in the beginning
avasāne
at the end (of reading Vedic mantras)
ca
also
caraṇau śirasā namet
caraṇau
at the lotus feet
śirasā
by the head
namet
one should offer obeisances.
Being called by the spiritual master, the student should study the Vedic mantras regularly. Every day, before beginning his studies and at the end of his studies, the disciple should respectfully offer obeisances unto the spiritual master.
Gauḍīya Ācāryas
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura
Gauḍīya
Translation
Being called by the guru, the student should carefully study the Vedic mantras and, at the beginning his studies and the end of his studies, the disciple should respectfully offer obeisances to the guru’s feet with his head.
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Personal Guidance
When called by the guru, the student studies the Vedic mantras regularly; before and after, he offers obeisances. Study is bracketed by reverence. The bow opens the book; the bow closes it.
Reflection Questions
- Where do you study sacred material without bracketing it in reverence?
- What small ritual could mark the beginning and end of your study?
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