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practice self-control and observe celibacy. He should be moderate in his food, speech and conduct. He should beg his food and partake as much of it as his teacher prescribes for him. He should avoid excess of salt, acid and pungent substances. He should avoid meat and intoxicating drinks. He should not use scents and flowers. He should not sleep in the daytime. He should not indulge in toilet. He should not drive in carts or coaches. He should not use footwear. He should shun objects that cause kāma, krodha and lobha. He should act with viveka. He should not indulge in music or dancing. He should not find fault with others and should not himself commit faults. He should regularly perform the sandhyāvandana or the worship of God in the Sun as the light of lights. A student is not required to pay for his studies. The Guru is maintained by the state and the tuition is free. He has to acquire knowledge and culture through service and devotion to his teacher. The most essential duty of the student is reverence to the teacher.
Then the student enters into the married life, the stage of his life called gārhasthya. He should select a fair and suitable bride of a different gotra. Marriage is a sacrament meant for spiritual life and not for sexual and sensual satisfaction and his partner should participate in his pursuit of dharma. Every man is a member of the social organism. He
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