आचार्ययोनिम् इह ये प्रविश्य; भूत्वा गर्भं ब्रह्मचर्यं चरन्ति ॥
इहैव ते शास्त्रकारा भवन्ति; प्रहाय देहं परमं यान्ति योगम् ॥
य आवृणोत्य् अवितथेन कर्णा;वृतं कुर्वन्न् अमृतं संप्रयच्छन् ॥
तं मन्येत पितरं मातरं च; तस्मै न द्रुह्येत् कृतम् अस्य जानन् ॥
गुरुं शिष्यो नित्यम् अभिमन्यमानः; स्वाध्यायम् इच्छेच् छुचिर् अप्रमत्तः ॥
मानं न कुर्यान् न दधीत रोषम्; एष प्रथमो ब्रह्मचर्यस्य पादः ॥
आचार्यस्य प्रियं कुर्यात् प्राणैर् अपि धनैर् अपि ॥
कर्मणा मनसा वाचा द्वितीयः पाद उच्यते ॥
समा गुरौ यथा वृत्तिर् गुरुपत्न्यां तथा भवेत् ॥
यथोक्तकारी प्रियकृत् तृतीयः पाद उच्यते ॥
ācāryayonim iha ye praviśya; bhūtvā garbhaṃ brahmacaryaṃ caranti ||
ihaiva te śāstrakārā bhavanti; prahāya dehaṃ paramaṃ yānti yogam ||
ya āvṛṇoty avitathena karṇā;vṛtaṃ kurvann amṛtaṃ saṃprayacchan ||
taṃ manyeta pitaraṃ mātaraṃ ca; tasmai na druhyet kṛtam asya jānan ||
guruṃ śiṣyo nityam abhimanyamānaḥ; svādhyāyam icchec chucir apramattaḥ ||
mānaṃ na kuryān na dadhīta roṣam; eṣa prathamo brahmacaryasya pādaḥ ||
ācāryasya priyaṃ kuryāt prāṇair api dhanair api ||
karmaṇā manasā vācā dvitīyaḥ pāda ucyate ||
samā gurau yathā vṛttir gurupatnyāṃ tathā bhavet ||
yathoktakārī priyakṛt tṛtīyaḥ pāda ucyate ||
'O twice-born one, tell me this.' Sanatsujata said: 'Those who, dwelling in the abodes of their teachers and winning their goodwill and friendship, practice the asceticism of Brahmacharya, become, even in this world, embodiments of Brahman, and upon casting off their bodies unite with the Supreme Soul. Those in this world who wish to attain the state of Brahman, who subdue all desires and are endowed with righteousness, succeed in separating the Self from the body. O Bharata, the body is made by father and mother; but the (new) birth that comes through the teacher's instruction is sacred, free from decay, and immortal. One who expounds Brahman and bestows immortality, who envelops all people in the mantle of truth, should be regarded as father and mother; and remembering the good he has done, one should never do him any harm. The disciple should habitually greet his teacher with respect, and with purity of body and mind and focused attention take up his studies. He should regard no service as base and should harbor no anger. With all he possesses — in thought, word, and deed — he should do whatever pleases his teacher.
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This passage (5.44.6–10) develops the central theme of the Udyoga-parva: the effort toward peace already unfolds against the backdrop of an unavoidable war. Key themes: Karna. Here dharma reveals itself through speech, the choice of an embassy, faithfulness to one's word, and the responsibility of kings for the consequences of their decisions.