Sanatkumara Samhita
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The is is the english translation of the Sanatkumara Samhita. Sanatkumara in Sanskrit means “eternal youth”. Sage Sanatkumara was one of the Four Kumaras, the four Manasputras (mind-born-sons) or spiritual sons of Brahma. Sanatkumara is also the author of the Sanatkumara Samhita, which is part of the Shiva Purana, and has 59 chapters. Alternative ...
verse 94
Sanskrit text and Unicode transliteration:
एवम्-आदि-गुणः प्रायः शुश्रूषुर् गुरु-पादयोः
गुरौ नितन्त-भक्तश् च मुमुक्षुः शिष्य उच्यतेevam-ādi-guṇaḥ prāyaḥ śuśrūṣur guru-pādayoḥ
gurau nitanta-bhaktaś ca mumukṣuḥ śiṣya ucyate
Word-for-word Sanskrit-English equivalents:
evam-ādi-guṇaḥ—with qualities like these; prāyaḥ—for the most part; śuśrūṣuḥ—filled with faith; guru-pādayoḥ—for the spiritual master's feet; gurau—to the spiritual master; nitanta- bhaktaḥ—very devoted; ca—and; mumukṣuḥ—desiring liberation; śiṣya—a disciple; ucyate—is said.
English translation of verse:
It is said that a bona-fide disciple should have qualities like these also. He should have faith in his spiritual master's feet, be devoted to his spiritual master, and have the attainment of liberation as the goal of his life.