Shloka 20

Devanagari script

गुरु चाभिगतं प्रेम्णा गुरुवन्न बुभूषते । अभिमानप्रवृत्तेन लोभेन समवस्थिता:,गुरुके आनेपर प्रेमपूर्वक उनकी पूजा नहीं करते--उन्हें गुरुवत्‌ सम्मान नहीं देना चाहते, अभिमान और लोभके वशीभूत होकर वे सम्माननीय मनुष्योंका अपमान और बड़े- बूढ़ोंका तिरस्कार करते हैं। देवि! ऐसा करनेवाले सभी मनुष्य नरकगामी होते हैं

Transliteration

guruṁ cābhigataṁ premṇā guruvan na bubhūṣate | abhimāna-pravṛttena lobhena samavasthitāḥ |

Translation

Wenn der Lehrer kommt, verehren sie ihn nicht in liebevoller Achtung — sie wollen ihn nicht wie einen Guru ehren. Von Stolz und Gier beherrscht, entehren sie Verehrungswürdige und verachten die Älteren. O Devi, alle, die so handeln, sind dem Höllengang verfallen.

Word by Word

[{'term''guru', 'definition': 'teacher

one worthy of reverence'}, {'term''abhigata', 'definition': 'approached

met (having come into the presence of)'}, {'term''premṇā', 'definition': 'with love

out of affectionate regard'}, {'term''guruvat', 'definition': 'as (one would) a guru

with the respect due to a teacher'}, {'term''bubhūṣate (√bhūṣ)', 'definition': 'honors

treats with respect'}, {'term''abhimāna', 'definition': 'pride

arrogance'}, {'term''pravṛtta', 'definition': 'arisen from

set in motion by'}, {'term''lobha', 'definition': 'greed

covetousness'}, {'term''samavasthitāḥ', 'definition': 'standing firm in

settled in (a condition)'}, {'term''devī', 'definition': 'O Goddess (vocative address)'}, {'term': 'naraka-gāmī', 'definition': 'hell-bound

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī-Maheśvara

Devī

guru

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

One must honor the guru and other venerable elders with genuine regard; pride-driven greed leads to disrespect, which is presented as a grave adharma bringing severe karmic downfall (naraka).

What is happening in the narrative?

Maheśvara addresses Devī, describing a moral failing: people approach a teacher yet refuse to treat him with due reverence, and, under pride and greed, insult respectable persons and elders; he declares such conduct leads to hell.