Text 3] The Perfect Society: Four Spiritual Classes
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practicing control of the senses;  guroḥ hitam —only for the benefit of the  guru  (not for one's personal benefit);  ācaran —practicing;  dāsa-vat —very humbly, like a slave;  nīcaḥ —submissive, obedient;  gurau —unto the spiritual master;  su-dṛḍha —firmly;  sauhṛdaḥ —in friendship or good will.
TRANSLATION
Nārada Muni said: A student should practice completely controlling his senses. He should be submissive and should have an attitude of firm friendship for the spiritual master. With a great vow, the brahmacāri should live at the guru-kula, only for the benefit of the guru.
TEXT 2
सायं प्रातरुपासीत गुर्वग्न्यर्कसुरोत्तमान् । सन्ध्ये उमे च यतवाग् जपन्त्रह्न समाहितः ॥ २ ॥
sāyam prātar upāsīta gurv-agny-arka-surottamān sandhye ubhe ca yata-vāg japan brahma samāhitaḥ
sāyam —in the evening;  prātaḥ —in the morning;  upāsīta —he should worship;  guru —the spiritual master;  agni —the fire (by a fire sacrifice);  arka —the sun;  sura-uttamān —and Lord Viṣṇu, Puruṣottama, the best of personalities;  sandhye —morning and evening;  ubhe —both;  ca —also;  yata-vāk —without talking, being silent;  japan —murmuring;  brahma —the Gāyatrī mantra;  samāhitaḥ —being fully absorbed.
TRANSLATION
At both junctions of day and night, namely, in the early morning and in the evening, he should be fully absorbed in thoughts of the spiritual master, fire, the sun-god and Lord Viṣṇu and by chanting the Gāyatrī mantra he should worship them.
TEXT 3
छन्दांस्थधीयीत गुरोराहूतश्चेत् सुयन्त्रितः । उपक्रमेऽवसाने च चरणौ शिरसा नमेत् ॥ ३ ॥