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गुरुकुलवास~Gurukulavāsa : ii

Like Vineyan,
The Student has another name "अन्तेवासि~Antevāsi" which means "one who lives with".

Just as "Upanayana" (leading near) means "leading near the Guru",
Antevāsi (living with) must be taken to mean "one who lives with the Guru".
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Strictly speaking "ante" does not "with or by the side".
It means "in" or "Within" in the same way as it means in the words in
"Antaranga",
"Antarātman",
"Antaryāmin".
Đ "anta" here means "in the Mind".
Đ ācārya must, in keeping with this meaning, harbour the student in his Mind
so to speak, which suggests that he must have deep affection for him.
The ācārya has a great responsibility towards his student. If He does Not Fulfil it,
He will himself come to great harm.

Teachers nowadays say :
"What does it matter whether or not the student is doing well? Image
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Đ Guru is moulded by the Śiṣya :

Two Qualifications for a Guru are mentioned in the Muṇḍaka Upaniṣad ;

परीक्ष्य लोकान्कर्मचितान्ब्राह्मणो निर्वेदमायान्नास्त्यकृतः कृतेन।
तद्विज्ञानार्थं स गुरुमेवाभिगच्छेत्समित्पाणिः श्रोत्रियं ब्रह्मनिष्ठम्॥
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in the passage dealing with the concept of the Paramātmān (Paramātmā~Tattva).
Here one is exhorted to "go to the Guru for refuge".

One Qualification for the Guru is that He must be a Śrotrīya.

A Śrotrīya is one who is steeped in the Vedas. Erudition in the Vedas constitutes his
educational qualification.
But as a Guru He must have a 2nd qualification.
That is He must be a Brahmā~Niṣṭhāka :
apart from possessing Knowledge of the Paramātmān to the utmost-limits,
He must have realisation of it in his Heart.
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