Shloka 49
अम्बा–राम–भीष्म संवादः
Amba–Rama–Bhishma Dialogue on Vow and Refuge
स त्वं गुरुरिति प्रेमणा मया सम्मानितो भृशम् | गुरुवृत्ति न जानीषे तस्माद् योत्स्यामि वै त्वया,“आप मेरे गुरु हैं, यह समझकर मैंने प्रेमपूर्वकत आपका अधिक-से-अधिक सम्मान किया है; परंतु आप गुरुका-सा बर्ताव नहीं जानते; अतः मैं आपके साथ युद्ध करूँगा
sa tvaṁ gurur iti premaṇā mayā sammānito bhṛśam | guruvṛtti na jānīṣe tasmād yotsyāmi vai tvayā |
“ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າເຫັນທ່ານເປັນຄູອາຈານຂອງຂ້າພະເຈົ້າ ແລະໄດ້ໃຫ້ກຽດທ່ານຢ່າງຫຼາຍ ດ້ວຍຄວາມຮັກໃຄ່. ແຕ່ທ່ານບໍ່ຮູ້ຈັກຄວາມປະພຶດທີ່ຄວນແກ່ກຸຣຸ; ດັ່ງນັ້ນ ຂ້າພະເຈົ້າຈະສູ້ຮົບກັບທ່ານແນ່ນອນ.”
राम उवाच
Educational Q&A
Reverence for a guru is not unconditional flattery; it presumes the guru upholds guru-dharma. When the teacher abandons proper conduct, the disciple may withdraw deference and hold the teacher morally accountable—even to the point of open confrontation.
Rama addresses an opponent whom he had treated as a guru out of affection and respect. Seeing behavior he deems unworthy of a teacher, he declares that the relationship of reverence has been violated and announces his decision to fight.