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 98
Sanskrit text and Unicode transliteration:
आगत्य च गुरोः पदे निज-वृत्तं निवेदयेत्
स-सन्देहानं प्राह्वत्य बोधयित्वा पुनः पुनःāgatya ca guroḥ pade nija-vṛttaṃ nivedayet
sa-sandehānaṃ prāhvatya bodhayitvā punaḥ punaḥ
Word-for-word Sanskrit-English equivalents:
āgatya—approaching; ca—and; guroḥ—of the spiritual master; pade—the feet; nija-vṛttam—own activities; nivedayet—offer; sa- sandehānam—questions; prāhvatya—asking; bodhayitvā—should understand; punaḥ—again; punaḥ—and again.
English translation of verse:
One should approach the spiritual master's feet, offer service to them, and learn the truth by asking questions again and again.