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Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam
[Canto 7, Ch. 12]
chandāṁsy adhīyīta guror āhūtaś cet suyantritaḥ upakrame 'vasāne ca caraṇau śirasā namet
chandāṁsi—mantras in the Vedas, like the Hare Kṛṣṇa mahā-mantra and the Gāyatrī mantra; adhīyīta—one should chant or read regularly; guroḥ—from the spiritual master; āhūtaḥ—being addressed or called (by him); cet—if; su-yantritaḥ—faithful, well behaved; upakrame—in the beginning; avasāne—at the end (of reading Vedic mantras); ca—also; caraṇau—at the lotus feet; śirasā—by the head; namet—one should offer obeisances.
TRANSLATION
Being called by the spiritual master, the student should study the Vedic mantras regularly. Every day, before beginning his studies and at the end of his studies, the disciple should respectfully offer obeisances unto the spiritual master.
TEXT 4
मेखलाजिनवासांसि जटादण्डकमण्डलून । बिभृयादुपवीतं च दर्भपाणिर्यथोदितम् ॥ ४ ॥
mekhalājina-vāsāṁsi jaṭā-daṇḍa-kamaṇḍalūn bibhṛyād upavītaṁ ca darbha-pāṇir yathoditam
mekhalā—a belt made of straw; ajina-vāsāṁsi—garments made of deerskin; jaṭā—matted hair; daṇḍa—a rod; kamaṇḍalūn—and a water-pot known as a kamaṇḍalu; bibhṛyāt—he (the brahmacārī) should regularly carry or wear; upavītaṁ ca—and a sacred thread; darbha-pāṇiḥ—taking purified kuśa in his hand; yathā uditaṁ—as recommended in the śāstras.
TRANSLATION
Carrying pure kuśa grass in his hand, the brahmacārī should dress regularly with a belt of straw and with deerskin garments. He