In plain words
Faith in God has gone; the Dharma of right conduct has utterly lost its shape; unbelief has grown; even śraddhā towards one called a guru has gone; to Bhakti and to the ancient learning, farewell: the time has come to bid farewell; matchless honour and esteem have come tumbling to the ground in education. The father who has his child taught right learning, who teaches him Śānti and teaches him Dharma: he is a father, a father. The father who shows him the good path, gives him a happy life and makes known to him Bhakti for God: he is a father, a father. The father who shares out fairly all that he himself has earned and teaches him the principle of things: he is a father, a father. The noble one who sees a good son and feels contentment within himself: he alone is a father, a father. The son who has had such a father is a son of the immortals; without a doubt he becomes dedicated to the Ātma. What else beyond this shall I make known, O members of this gathering, counted among the good and the virtuous! O members of this gathering, counted among the good and the virtuous!
Students! Teachers! Lovers of learning!
Education is the visible form of the supreme Satya that is the very foundation of the gross world, of the world of living beings, of the realm of the mind and of social life. Only in the mirror of education can we see the form and nature, the ways and bearing, of the divine man. Education is what shows the difference between the inspiration of Satya and the discrimination of material things. The aim of education is to shape the very outlines of creation and bring into view the Satya that holds for all time. Only a person who has recognised the divine mind can experience oneness with creation, with society, and with all the powers that have emerged from the individual. Education is what makes us recognise the kinship and bond that lies in all of these.