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वेदप्रदानादाचार्यं पितरं परिचक्षते । न ह्यस्मिन् युज्यते कर्म किञ्चिदा मौञ्जिबन्धनात् ॥ १७१ ॥
They call the teacher (the pupil’s) father because he gives the Veda; for nobody can perform a (sacred) rite before the investiture with the girdle of Munga grass.
english translation
नाभिव्याहारयेद् ब्रह्म स्वधानिनयनाद् ऋते । शूद्रेण हि समस्तावद् यावद् वेदे न जायते ॥ १७२ ॥
(He who has not been initiated) should not pronounce (any) Vedic text excepting (those required for) the performance of funeral rites, since he is on a level with a Sudra before his birth from the Veda.
english translation
कृतौपनयनस्यास्य व्रतादेशनमिष्यते । ब्रह्मणो ग्रहणं चैव क्रमेण विधिपूर्वकम् ॥ १७३ ॥
The (student) who has been initiated must be instructed in the performance of the vows, and gradually learn the Veda, observing the prescribed rules.
english translation
यद्यस्य विहितं चर्म यत् सूत्रं या च मेखला । यो दण्डो यत्च वसनं तत् तदस्य व्रतेष्वपि ॥ १७४ ॥
Whatever dress of skin, sacred thread, girdle, staff, and lower garment are prescribed for a (student at the initiation), the like (must again be used) at the (performance of the) vows.
english translation
सेवेतैमांस्तु नियमान् ब्रह्मचारी गुरौ वसन् । सन्नियम्यैन्द्रियग्रामं तपोवृद्ध्यर्थमात्मनः ॥ १७५ ॥
But a student who resides with his teacher must observe the following restrictive rules, duly controlling all his organs, in order to increase his spiritual merit.
english translation