NINTH KHANDA.

1. Thus he reached the house of his teacher. The teacher said to him: 'Satyakama.' He replied: 'Sir.'

2. The teacher said: 'Friend, you shine like one who knows Brahman. Who then has taught you ?' He replied: 'Not men. But you only, Sir, I wish, should teach me ;

3. 'For I have heard from men like you, Sir, that only knowledge which is learnt from a teacher (Akarya), leads to real good.' Then he taught him the same knowledge. Nothing was left out, Yea, nothing was left out.

Footnotes

^64:1 It would have been a great offence if Satyakama had accepted instruction from any man, except his recognised teacher.

^64:2 The text should be, bhagavams tv eva me kame bruyat (me kame = mamekkhayam).