In plain words
This is a great mistake. The teacher's calling is the noblest of all callings. But people who cannot recognise this truth think very slightingly that the teacher's calling is a small thing. He has the power to lead many students to a high level. For the sake of this swarājya, Tilak went on taking great pains. At that time his friends went to see him. ‘Tilak! You are taking such pains. If swarājya itself is won, what minister's post will you look for?’ they asked. Tilak, smiling: ‘I will not give up this sacred calling of mine, teaching, to go off as some minister. I can make a great many students into leaders for the world.’ ‘So this calling is a very noble calling,’ he said. But what kind of qualities do teachers in this noble position have? There must be pure conduct in him. He must have pure feelings. Bad habits must not reach him at all. He must do no wicked deeds at all. Why so? Following the teacher is the students' natural trait. Students who know no Jñāna of any kind take refuge in the teacher, follow the teacher, and are able to rise to the right, high state. So he stands as a leader to who knows how many hundreds of students. So such a teacher must not give in to bad habits at all. What kind? Bad habits such as drinking liquor, eating meat and smoking must not be in a teacher at all. Students watch all these habits closely. So the teacher will have no authority to tell them to give this up. He will have no authority to tell the students that following it is not good. Not only this: bad qualities such as speaking Asatya and stealing must not be in a teacher. If he speaks Asatya, the student too will go on speaking Asatya. Only those with such pure hearts should be teachers. There must be qualities like these. There must be words filled with pure feelings.
Good qualities, a good Buddhi, steadfastness in Satya, Bhakti, discipline, the keeping of one's duty: