छन्दांस्यधीयीत गुरोराहूतश्चेत् सुयन्त्रित: । उपक्रमेऽवसाने च चरणौ शिरसा नमेत् ॥ ३ ॥
chandamsy adhiyita guror ahutas cet suyantritah upakrame ’vasane ca caranau sirasa namet
- chandamsi
- mantras in the Vedas, like the Hare Krsna maha-mantra and the Gayatri mantra
- adhiyita
- one should chant or read regularly
- guroh
- from the spiritual master
- ahutah
- being addressed or called (by him)
- cet
- if
- su-yantritah
- faithful, well-behaved
- upakrame
- in the beginning
- avasane
- at the end (of reading Vedic mantras)
- ca
- also
- caranau
- at the lotus feet
- sirasa
- by the head
- namet
- one should offer obeisances
Being called by the spiritual master, the student should study the Vedic mantras regularly. Every day, before beginning his studies and at the end of his studies, the disciple should respectfully offer obeisances unto the spiritual master.