उपनयनम्Upanayana, investiture with the sacred thread
Verse 192
शिष्यं वदेद्ब्रह्मचर्यं कुरु वत्स ततः शिशुः । ब्रह्मचर्यं करोमीति गुरवे विनिवेदयेत् ॥ १९२ ॥
śiṣyaṁ vadēdbrahmacaryaṁ kuru vatsa tataḥ śiśuḥ | brahmacaryaṁ karōmīti guravē vinivēdayēt || 192 ||
Translation
and say to the pupil, "Child, practise brahmacarya." The boy should answer the guru, "I practise brahmacarya."
Word by word
- śiṣyaṁ
- to the pupil
- vadēt
- should say
- brahmacaryaṁ
- brahmacarya
- kuru
- practise
- vatsa
- O child
- tataḥ
- (tataḥ) then
- śiśuḥ
- the boy
- karōmi
- I practise
- iti
- thus
- guravē
- to the guru
- vinivēdayēt
- should answer
Meaning
Brahmacarya, "walking in Brahman", is the stage of the celibate student. The father is the natural guru of the rite, who may depute another brāhmaṇa. The answer of the boy is his acceptance of the vow.
Commentary
Hariharānanda Bhāratī’s Sanskrit commentary, translated
See the commentary on verse 190.