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अपरः शिष्यः वेदः नामaparaḥ śiṣyaḥ vedaḥ nāmaanother pupil named Veda
मद्गृहे कं चित् कालं शुश्रूषमाणेन भवितव्यम्madgṛhe kaṃ cit kālaṃ śuśrūṣamāṇena bhavitavyam“stay a while in my house, serving [me]”
गुरु-कुले दीर्घ-कालं गुरु-शुश्रूषण-परः अवसत्guru-kule dīrgha-kālaṃ guru-śuśrūṣaṇa-paraḥ avasathe lived long in the guru's house, devoted to serving his teacher
गौः इव धूर्षु नियुज्यमानःgauḥ iva dhūrṣu niyujyamānaḥlike an ox yoked to the burden [of labor]
शीत-उष्ण-क्षुत्-तृष्णा-दुःख-सहः सर्वत्र अप्रतिकूलःśīta-uṣṇa-kṣut-tṛṣṇā-duḥkha-sahaḥ sarvatra apratikūlaḥenduring cold, heat, hunger, thirst, [every] pain, obedient in everything
गुरुः परितोषं जगामguruḥ paritoṣaṃ jagāmathe guru came to be satisfied (was pleased)
श्रेयः सर्वज्ञतां च अवापśreyaḥ sarvajñatāṃ ca avāpahe attained good fortune and omniscience
एषा तस्य अपि परीक्षा वेदस्यeṣā tasya api parīkṣā vedasyasuch, too, was the trial of Veda
समावृत्तः गृह-आश्रमं प्रत्यपद्यतsamāvṛttaḥ gṛha-āśramaṃ pratyapadyatahaving completed [his studies], he entered the life of a householder
तस्य अपि त्रयः शिष्याः बभूवुःtasya api trayaḥ śiṣyāḥ babhūvuḥand he came to have three pupils
शिष्यान् न किं चित् उवाच कर्म क्रियतां गुरु-शुश्रूषा वा इतिśiṣyān na kiṃ cit uvāca karma kriyatāṃ guru-śuśrūṣā vā itihe required nothing of his pupils — neither labor nor service
दुःख-अभिज्ञः गुरु-कुल-वासस्य परिक्लेशेन योजयितुं न इयेषduḥkha-abhijñaḥ guru-kula-vāsasya parikleśena yojayituṃ na iyeṣaknowing the hardships of life in the guru's house, he did not wish to burden [them] with suffering
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Completing the trilogy of trials (Aruni, Upamanyu, Veda), the scripture reveals the highest fruit of guru-seva: omniscience descending as grace for selfless service. The image of Veda, ‘like an ox in the yoke,’ bearing every burden without complaint, is the perfect embodiment of forbearance (titiksha) and devotion. But Veda is especially instructive as a teacher: having himself known the hardships of discipleship, he is merciful toward his own pupils and does not burden them. This reveals that the true purpose of the harsh trial is not suffering as an end in itself, but the purification of the heart, which gives rise to compassion. A teacher who has passed through trials becomes gentle and caring, for he has known another’s pain. Herein lies the highest ideal: a devotee purified by austerity is filled not with pride but with humility and mercy (kripa) toward others. The strictness of the guru and the gentleness of the guru are not a contradiction but two sides of the love that leads the soul to perfection.