एतदेव हि सच्छिष्यै: कर्तव्यं गुरुनिष्कृतम् । यद् वै विशुद्धभावेन सर्वार्थात्मार्पणं गुरौ ॥ ४१ ॥
etad eva hi sac-chiṣyaiḥ kartavyaṁ guru-niṣkṛtam yad vai viśuddha-bhāvena sarvārthātmārpaṇaṁ gurau
- etat
- this
- eva
- alone
- hi
- certainly
- sat
- true
- śiṣyaiḥ
- by disciples
- kartavyam
- to be done
- guru
- to the spiritual master
- niṣkṛtam
- repayment of one’s debt
- yat
- which
- vai
- indeed
- viśuddha
- completely pure
- bhāvena
- with an attitude
- sarva
- of all
- artha
- assets
- ātmā
- and one’s body
- arpaṇam
- the offering
- gurau
- to one’s spiritual master
This indeed is the duty of all true disciples: to repay the debt to their spiritual master by offering him, with pure hearts, their wealth and even their very lives.