Chapter 45 employs the powerful analogy of a chaste and devoted wife, or 'Pativrata,' to illustrate the ideal love a disciple should have for their Guru. Just as a devoted wife respects other family members but holds her husband as her one and only lifelong support, a disciple's heart should be similarly steady. Her love is boundless and singular, and she never entertains the thought of another man as her husband. In the same way, the text explains, a disciple should feel such singular and exclusive love for the Guru's feet, making the Guru the sole focus of their spiritual devotion and reliance.
What analogy is used to describe the ideal relationship between a disciple and their Guru?
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