शौचं तपस्तितिक्षां च मौनं स्वाध्यायमार्जवम् । ब्रह्मचर्यमहिंसां च समत्वं द्वन्द्वसंज्ञयो: ॥ २४ ॥
śaucaṁ tapas titikṣāṁ ca maunaṁ svādhyāyam ārjavam brahmacaryam ahiṁsāṁ ca samatvaṁ dvandva-saṁjñayoḥ
- śaucam
- cleanliness
- tapaḥ
- austerity
- titikṣām
- tolerance
- ca
- and
- maunam
- silence
- svādhyāyam
- study of the Vedas
- ārjavam
- simplicity
- brahmacaryam
- celibacy
- ahiṁsām
- nonviolence
- ca
- and
- samatvam
- equanimity
- dvandva-saṁjñayoḥ
- in situations perceived in terms of duality
To serve the spiritual master the disciple should learn cleanliness, austerity, tolerance, silence, study of Vedic knowledge, simplicity, celibacy, nonviolence, and equanimity in the face of material dualities such as heat and cold, happiness and distress.