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:देवताचार्य्यशुश्रूषां मनोवाक्कायकर्म्मभिः। शुद्धभावो महोत्साहो बोद्धा शिष्य इति स्मृतः॥  

A shishya is one who is interested in "'''susrusha (शुश्रूषः)'''" (which means "keenly listening" and performing service) to his Guru by mind, speech, deed and offering his entire possessions. He should possess the following characteristics - serve/revere both Devatas and Acharyas by thought, deed and body, who has a pure heart (unbiased), has a unending zeal to learn and has exceptional grasping capability; such a person is to be known as a shishya.<blockquote>शान्तो विनीतः शुद्धात्मा श्रद्धावान् धारणक्षमः ।समर्थश्च कुलीनश्च प्राज्ञः मच्चरितो व्रती । एवमादिगुणैर्युक्तः शिष्यो भवति नान्यथा ॥</blockquote>He is called a shishya - a disciple who is/possess

A shishya is one who is interested in "'''susrusha (शुश्रूषः)'''" (which means "keenly listening" and performing service) to his Guru by mind, speech, deed and offering his entire possessions. He should possess the following characteristics - serve/revere both Devatas and Acharyas by thought, deed and body, who has a pure heart (unbiased), has a unending zeal to learn and has exceptional grasping capability; such a person is to be known as a shishya.<blockquote>शान्तो विनीतः शुद्धात्मा श्रद्धावान् धारणक्षमः ।समर्थश्च कुलीनश्च प्राज्ञः मच्चरितो व्रती । एवमादिगुणैर्युक्तः शिष्यो भवति नान्यथा ॥</blockquote>He is called a shishya - a disciple who is/possess

 

* <span style="color:blue">शान्तः - tranquil

* शान्तः - tranquil

* <span style="color:blue">विनीतः - humble by nature

* विनीतः - humble by nature

* <span style="color:blue">शुद्धात्मा - unpretentious inner self

* शुद्धात्मा - unpretentious inner self

* <span style="color:blue">श्रद्धावान् - sincere and faithful

* श्रद्धावान् - sincere and faithful

* <span style="color:blue">धारणक्षमः - ability to retain and reproduce what he learnt

* धारणक्षमः - ability to retain and reproduce what he learnt

* <span style="color:blue">समर्थः - good capability to learn

* समर्थः - good capability to learn

* <span style="color:blue">कुलीनः - born in a good lineage

* कुलीनः - born in a good lineage

* <span style="color:blue">प्राज्ञः - wise

* प्राज्ञः - wise

* <span style="color:blue">व्रती - takes up learning as an austerity/vow</span>

* व्रती - takes up learning as an austerity/vow

Only a person who possesses all of the above qualities is called a disciple.<ref>Dr. Rani Sadasiva Murty in [https://smriti.upaasana.net/tag/dr-rani-sadasiva-murty/ Smriti]</ref>

Only a person who possesses all of the above qualities is called a disciple.<ref>Dr. Rani Sadasiva Murty in [https://smriti.upaasana.net/tag/dr-rani-sadasiva-murty/ Smriti]</ref>