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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam 10.80.41

ఏతదేవ హి సచ్ఛిష్యై: కర్తవ్యం గురునిష్కృతమ్ । యద్ వై విశుద్ధభావేన సర్వార్థాత్మార్పణం గురౌ ॥ ౪౧ ॥
etad eva hi sac-chiṣyaiḥ
[etad eva hi sach-chishyaih]
kartavyaṁ guru-niṣkṛtam
[kartavyam guru-nishkritam]
yad vai viśuddha-bhāvena
[yad vai vishuddha-bhaavena]
sarvārthātmārpaṇaṁ gurau
[sarvaarthaatmaarpanam gurau]
etat — this eva — alone hi — certainly sat — true śiṣyaiḥ — by disciples kartavyam — to be done guru — to the spiritual master niṣkṛtam — repayment of one’s debt yat — which vai — indeed viśuddha — completely pure bhāvena — with an attitude sarva — of all artha — assets ātmā — and one’s body arpaṇam — the offering gurau — to one’s spiritual master .
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
etad eva hi sac-chiṣyaiḥ
etat
this
eva
alone
hi
certainly
sat
true
śiṣyaiḥ
by disciples
kartavyaṁ guru-niṣkṛtam
kartavyam
to be done
guru
to the spiritual master
niṣkṛtam
repayment of one’s debt
yad vai viśuddha-bhāvena
yat
which
vai
indeed
viśuddha
completely pure
bhāvena
with an attitude
sarvārthātmārpaṇaṁ gurau
sarva
of all
artha
assets
ātmā
and one’s body
arpaṇam
the offering
gurau
to one’s spiritual master .
  • sat - śiṣyaiḥ — by true disciples
    Compound: sat (true) + śiṣya. The verse specifies sat-śiṣya — not every disciple, but the true ones. Gauḍīyas: discipleship has a standard; mere initiation is not sufficient.
  • kartavyam — to be done
    Verbal adjective from √kṛ. Vidhi-vākya — an obligatory term. Sāndīpani names total surrender as duty, not heroism.
  • niṣkṛtam — repayment of one's debt
    Past participle of nis-√kṛ — discharging an obligation. The Vedic concept of ṛṇa (debt) underlies it: guru-ṛṇa is real, and it is paid by sarva-arpaṇa.
  • viśuddha - bhāvena — with a completely pure attitude
    Compound: viśuddha (pure) + bhāva (attitude). Bhāva — the same word as in bhāva-bhakti. Gauḍīyas: the offering must be pure-bhāva, not mechanical. The interior intent makes the sarva-arpaṇam complete.
  • sarva-artha-ātmā-arpaṇam — the offering of all one's assets and one's body
    Quadruple compound (verse: sarvārthātmārpaṇaṁ): sarva (all) + artha (wealth) + ātmā (body/self) + arpaṇa (offering). The most concise statement of total surrender in this chapter. Gauḍīyas equate it with the sixth limb of śaraṇāgati — ātma-nikṣepa.
This indeed is the duty of all true disciples: to repay the debt to their spiritual master by offering him, with pure hearts, their wealth and even their very lives.

One engages one’s body to realize one’s purposes. The body is also the basis of the material conception of “I,” while one’s fortune is the basis of the conception of “mine.” Thus by offering everything to the spiritual master, one realizes one’s self to be an eternal servant of the Lord. The spiritual master does not exploit the disciple but rather engages him fully in Kṛṣṇa consciousness for the disciple’s eternal benefit.

— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
Viśvanātha Cakravartī Ṭhākura Gauḍīya
Translation
This indeed is the duty of all true disciples: to repay the debt to their spiritual master by offering him, with pure hearts, their wealth and even their very lives.
Commentary

All students should repay the debt to the guru by offering all objects (sarvartha), which are the seat of possessiveness, and their body (atma), the seat of their identity (atma).

Śrīdhara Svāmī Gauḍīya
Commentary

You have truly done service to guru. This is definitely (hi) to be done. This alone should be done (vai). Other duties are rejected.

Related values
Vairagya (Detachment / Dispassion)Discriminative WisdomShanti (Peace / Tranquility)Abhaya (Fearlessness)Seva (Service / Selfless Action)Samata (Equanimity / Even-mindedness)Ishvara Pranidhana (Surrender to God)
Related verses
Concepts
Guru

The disciple has nothing of his own — wealth and even body are made over to the guru, like a tributary stream pouring entirely into the Yamunā. Sāndīpani names this as the standard. Gauḍīyas read it as guru-arpaṇa, the seed of ātma-nikṣepa, the fifth limb of śaraṇāgati.

Raghunātha dāsa Gosvāmī's surrender

Born to immense wealth, Raghunātha dāsa abandoned everything — house, lands, parents — to live as a bhikṣu under Mahāprabhu's order, eventually subsisting on butter-milk and discarded scraps at Govardhana. He gave his wealth, his body, and his very life to his guru.

Gauḍīyas treat his life as the lived form of SB 10.80.41 — sarva-artha-ātma-arpaṇam in continuous practice.

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