[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896) › c11.7 # Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) c11.7 Hindu Law and Custom (Recht und Sitte) c11.7 - **Language:** English ### [c11.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896.c11.7) One of the principal aims of the authors of the Smṛtis is to regulate most accurately the conduct of the students towards their teachers. Even at the first dawn of day the student has to announce himself to his teacher and respectfully clasp his feet after saying his morning prayers;¹ he cannot sit beside him, cannot first speak to him, cannot seat himself in a careless posture in his presence, cannot pronounce his name without an honorific predicate, cannot dispute with him or scoff at him, must follow him at his word, etc. He must show respect even to the wife and the son of the teacher, yet he must be reserved in his conduct towards a young wife of the teacher (Vi. 28, 14—16, 23—27, 31—33; 32, 10—15; Āp. 1 3, 9—23; 7, 25—30 etc.). To observe chastity is one of the principal duties of the Brahmacārin and moreover he cannot dance, sing, gamble and cannot anoint himself and cannot eat flesh, honey or spices, he cannot injure a living being, and cannot lie, slander or quarrel, etc. (Vi. 28, 11; M. 2, 177-197 etc.). Every day he has to go out for alms and collect faggot for Daily life of the Brahmacārin. the sacred fire which is entrusted to his care; he must however hand over the food he collects by begging to his teacher and shall receive of it only what the teacher leaves for him (Vi. 28, 9 f.; M. 2, 182—187 etc.). Further he shall also regularly say the morning and the evening prayers, sacrifice to the gods, sleep on earth and rise before sunrise (Vi. 28, 2—5, 12, 53; M. 2, 176 etc.). When instructions for study are given he must listen attentively; if he is inattentive or disobedient the teacher may chastise him but not too harshly. At the end of the period of his study he shall make a present to the teacher as his resources permit and return to the house of his parents (Nār. 5, 11—15; M. 2, 245 etc.). - [Previous: c11.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896.c11.6) - [Next: c11.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896.c11.8) - [Up: c11](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896.c11) ## Linked texts (4) - [Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.visnu.28.2) — Viṣṇu, Sanskrit - [Mānava Dharmaśāstra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.manu.2.177) — Manu & Bhṛgu, Sanskrit - [Āpastambadharmasūtra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.kalpa.dharma.apastamba.1.3.9) — Āpastamba, Sanskrit - [Nāradasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.narada) — Nārada, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896.c11.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.jolly-1896.c11.7) · Pramāṇa