तावत् परिचरेद् भक्त: श्रद्धावाननसूयक: । यावद् ब्रह्म विजानीयान्मामेव गुरुमादृत: ॥ ३९ ॥
tāvat paricared bhaktaḥ śraddhāvān anasūyakaḥ yāvad brahma vijānīyān mām eva gurum ādṛtaḥ
- tāvat
- that long
- paricaret
- should serve
- bhaktaḥ
- the devotee
- śraddhā-vān
- with great faith
- anasūyakaḥ
- being without envy
- yāvat
- until
- brahma
- spiritual knowledge
- vijānīyāt
- he clearly realizes
- mām
- Me
- eva
- indeed
- gurum
- the spiritual master
- ādṛtaḥ
- with great respect
Until a devotee has clearly realized spiritual knowledge, he should continue with great faith and respect and without envy to render personal service to the guru, who is nondifferent from Me.