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SB 10.80.31

Devanāgarī

कच्चिद् गुरुकुले वासं ब्रह्मन् स्मरसि नौ यत: । द्विजो विज्ञाय विज्ञेयं तमस: पारमश्न‍ुते ॥ ३१ ॥

Text

kaccid gurukule vāsaṁ brahman smarasi nau yataḥ dvijo vijñāya vijñeyaṁ tamasaḥ pāram aśnute

Synonyms

kaccit—whether;gurukule—in the spiritual master’s school;vāsam—residence;brahman—Obrāhmaṇa;smarasi—you remember;nau—our;yataḥ—from which (spiritual master);dvijaḥ—a twice-born person;vijñāya—understanding;vijñeyam—what needs to be known;tamasaḥ—of ignorance;pāram—the transcending;aśnute—experiences.

Translation

My dear brāhmaṇa, do you remember how we lived together in our spiritual master’s school? When a twice-born student has learned from his guru all that is to be learned, he can enjoy spiritual life, which lies beyond all ignorance.

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