In plain words
These two argued on exactly equal terms. But doubting whether it would ever come to an end, what did Kālidāsa do? He said, “Let us bring together the two, this guru's disciple and that guru's disciple, and set them to argue.” He placed one scholar's disciple on one side. He placed the other scholar's disciple on the other side. He told them to argue. Whichever of them won, his guru would be the winner. That is, it was to make known the truth that the strength and ability of gurus rest on the transformation of their disciples. The students of those days put the teaching of their gurus into practice with such sacred feeling, with a pure heart and with selfless dedication to duty. The gurus of those days, too, had that feeling of one Ātma. They taught the students out of a spirit of sacrifice. But in the teachers of today we do not find sacrifice present as joyfully as we would hope. So the state of things in which students were brought up along the right path has declined. Teachers who will shape students into ideal students are urgently needed today.
Purity of Thought, Word and Deed
Long ago Nārāyaṇa Bhaṭ worshipped Swami with great Bhakti and surrender. Whatever small task he set out to begin, he would remember Swami and then take part in it. In every matter he went on living with Swami as his goal. His intention was to give this education as an ideal to the world. But he was unable to do it. Education is not something easily brought about. You need buildings, you need money. Money is needed to pay the teachers' salaries. He bore many hardships for the sake of money. Wherever he went, his mother went too. She loved her son that much. And the son loved his mother too. These two, bound by respect and affection, travelled to many places for the sake of money. But they could not achieve as much as they had hoped. In the world of today, too, people with this spirit of sacrifice have become very scarce.