etad eva hi sac-chiṣyaiḥ
kartavyaḿ guru-niṣkṛtam
yad vai viśuddha-bhāvena
sarvārthātmārpaṇaḿ gurau
etat -- this; eva -- alone; hi -- certainly; sat -- true; sishyaih -- by disciples; kartavyam -- to be done; guru -- to the spiritual master; nishkritam -- repayment of one's debt; yat -- which; vai -- indeed; visuddha -- completely pure; bhavena -- with an attitude; sarva -- of all; artha -- assets; atma -- and one's body; arpanam -- the offering; gurau -- to one's spiritual master.
This indeed is the duty of all true disciples: to repay the debt to their spiritual master by offering him, with pure hearts, their wealth and even their very lives.
One engages one's body to realize one's purposes. The body is also the basis of the material conception of "I," while one's fortune is the basis of the conception of "mine." Thus by offering everything to the spiritual master, one realizes one's self to be an eternal servant of the Lord. The spiritual master does not exploit the disciple but rather engages him fully in Krishna consciousness for the disciple's eternal benefit.
