Chapter XIII · Śloka 8
अमानित्वमदम्भित्वमहिंसा क्षान्तिरार्जवम् ।
आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः ॥
आचार्योपासनं शौचं स्थैर्यमात्मविनिग्रहः ॥
amānitvam adambhitvam ahiṃsā kṣāntir ārjavam |
ācāryopāsanaṃ śaucaṃ sthairyam ātma-vinigrahaḥ ||
ācāryopāsanaṃ śaucaṃ sthairyam ātma-vinigrahaḥ ||
Humility, unpretentiousness, non-violence, patience, uprightness, service to the teacher, purity, steadfastness, self-control —
The first nine of twenty qualities of jñāna begin here: freedom from pride and hypocrisy, ahiṃsā, forbearance, straightforwardness, devotion to the guru, inner and outer purity, mental steadiness, and mastery of the senses. These form the ethical foundation of knowledge.