वार्ता सञ्चयशालीन शिलोञ्छ इति वै गृहे ॥४२॥
sÄvitraá¹ prÄjÄpatyaá¹ ca
brÄhmaá¹ cÄtha bá¹›hat tathÄ
vÄrtÄ sañcaya-Å›ÄlÄ«na-
śiloñcha iti vai gṛhe
sÄvitram - the thread ceremony of the twice-born; prÄjÄpatyam - to execute the vow for one year; ca - and; brÄhmam - acceptance of the Vedas; ca - and; atha - also; bá¹›hat - complete abstinence from sex life; tathÄ - then; vÄrtÄ - vocation in terms of Vedic sanction; sañcaya - professional duty; Å›ÄlÄ«na - livelihood without asking anyone for cooperation; Å›ila-uñchaḥ - picking up rejected grains; iti - thus; vai - even though; gá¹›he - in household life.
Then the thread ceremony for the twice-born was inaugurated, as were the rules to be followed for at least one year after acceptance of the Vedas, rules for observing complete abstinence from sex life, vocations in terms of Vedic injunctions, various professional duties in household life, and the method of maintaining a livelihood without anyone’s cooperation by picking up rejected grains.
During student life the brahmacÄrÄ«s were given full instructions about the importance of the human form of life. Thus the basic education was designed to encourage the student in becoming free from family encumbrances. Only students unable to accept such a vow in life were allowed to go home and marry a suitable wife. Otherwise, the student would remain a permanent brahmacÄrÄ«, observing complete abstinence from sex life for his whole life. It all depended on the quality of the student’s training. We had the opportunity to meet an avowed brahmacÄrÄ« in the personality of our spiritual master, Oá¹ ViṣṇupÄda ÅšrÄ« ÅšrÄ«mad BhaktisiddhÄnta GosvÄmÄ« MahÄrÄja. Such a great soul is called a naiá¹£á¹hika-brahmacÄrÄ«.
