What is agreeable to a preceptor should be done at the expense of life and wealth, by the mind, by actions or by speech. Doing this is said to be the second step.
आचार्यस्य प्रियं कुर्यात् प्राणैरपि धनैरपि। कर्मणा मनसा वाचा द्वितीयः पाद उच्यते॥