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ŚB 10.80.31

Devanagari

कच्चिद् गुरुकुले वासं ब्रह्मन् स्मरसि नौ यत: ।
द्विजो विज्ञाय विज्ञेयं तमस: पारमश्न‍ुते ॥ ३१ ॥

Text

kaccid gurukule vāsaṁ
brahman smarasi nau yataḥ
dvijo vijñāya vijñeyaṁ
tamasaḥ pāram aśnute

Synonyms

kaccit — whether; gurukule — in the spiritual master’s school; vāsam — residence; brahman — O brāhmaṇa; smarasi — you remember; nau — our; yataḥ — from which (spiritual master); dvijaḥ — a twice-born person; vijñāya — understanding; vijñeyam — what needs to be known; tamasaḥ — of ignorance; pāram — the transcending; aśnute — experiences.

Translation

My dear brāhmaṇa, do you remember how we lived together in our spiritual master’s school? When a twice-born student has learned from his guru all that is to be learned, he can enjoy spiritual life, which lies beyond all ignorance.