Chānd-Mül, 1879-842. Having begun his apprenticeship (with a teacher) when he was twelve years of age, Svetaketu returned to his father, when he was twenty-four, having then studied all the Vedas, -- conceited, considering himself well-read, and stern.
Chānd-Śaṃ, 8th c. A.D.tasyātaḥ pravāso ’numīyate pituḥ | yena svayaṃ guṇavānsanputraṃ nopaneṣyati | sa pitroktaḥ śvetaketurha dvādaśavarṣaḥ sannupetyā’cāryaṃ yāvaccatuviṃśativarṣo babhūva tāvatsarvānvedāṃścaturo ’pyadhītya tadarthaṃ ca buddhvā mahāmanā mahadgambhīraṃ mano yasyāsamamātmānamanyairmanyamānaṃ mano yasya so ’yaṃ mahāmanāḥ anūcānamānyanūcānamātmānaṃ manyata ityevaṃśīlo yaḥ so ’nūcānamānī stabdho ’praṇatasvabhāva eyāya gṛham | tamevaṃbhūtaṃ hā’tmano ’nanurūpaśīlaṃ stabdhaṃ māninaṃ putraṃ dṛṣṭvā pitovāca saddharmāvatāracikīrṣayā | śvetaketo yannivadaṃ mahāmanā anūcānamānī stabdhaścāsi kaste ’tiśayaḥ prāpta upādhyāyāt?utāpi tamādeśamādiśyata ityādeśaḥ kevalaśāsrācāryopadeśagamyamityetadyena vā paraṃ brahmā’diśyate sa ādeśastamaprākṣyaḥ pṛṣṭavānasyācāryam || 2 ||
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Prapāṭhaka 1
