ददतश्चात्मनो ज्ञानं निष्क्रयोऽन्यो न विद्यते । ज्ञानमिच्छन्भवेत्तस्माद्युक्तः शिष्यगुणैः सदा ॥
dadataścātmano jñānaṃ niṣkrayo'nyo na vidyate | jñānamicchanbhavettasmādyuktaḥ śiṣyaguṇaiḥ sadā ||
For one who gives the knowledge of the Self there is no other repayment; therefore one who seeks knowledge should always be endowed with the qualities of a disciple.
आत्मज्ञान देने वाले का कोई अन्य बदला नहीं चुकाया जा सकता; इसलिए ज्ञान चाहने वाला सदा शिष्य के गुणों से युक्त रहे।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Some gifts cannot be paid back with money or favours. The only fitting return to a good teacher is to be a sincere, humble learner.
कुछ उपहार धन या उपकार से नहीं चुकाए जा सकते। अच्छे गुरु का एकमात्र उचित प्रतिदान है सच्चा, विनम्र शिष्य बनना।
Shankaracharya, in the seventeenth chapter of the Upadeshasahasri (on right thinking), says how a student can repay a teacher of Self-knowledge.