द्वितीयं प्राप्यानुपूर्व्याज्जन्मोपनयनं द्विज: । वसन् गुरुकुले दान्तो ब्रह्माधीयीत चाहूत: ॥ २२ ॥
dvitīyaṁ prāpyānupūrvyāj janmopanayanaṁ dvijaḥ vasan gurukule dānto brahmādhīyīta cāhūtaḥ
- dvitīyam
- second
- prāpya
- achieving
- ānupūrvyāt
- by the gradual process of purificatory ceremonies
- janma
- birth
- upanayanam
- Gāyatrī initiation
- dvijaḥ
- a twice-born member of society
- vasan
- residing
- gurukule
- in the āśrama of the spiritual master
- dāntaḥ
- self-controlled
- brahma
- the Vedic literatures
- adhīyīta
- should study
- ca
- and also understand
- āhūtaḥ
- being summoned by the spiritual master
The twice-born member of society achieves second birth through the sequence of purificatory ceremonies culminating in Gāyatrī initiation. Being summoned by the spiritual master, he should reside within the guru’s āśrama and with a self-controlled mind carefully study the Vedic literature.