Shloka 59
उपदेशदोषप्रसङ्गः (Upadeśa-doṣa-prasaṅgaḥ) — The Risk of Misapplied Counsel
एतस्मात् कारणाद् ब्रह्मन् प्रहसे त्वां द्विजोत्तम | नत्वां परिभवन् ब्रह्मन् प्रहसामि गुरुर्भवान्
etasmāt kāraṇād brahman prahase tvāṁ dvijottama | na tvāṁ paribhavan brahman prahasāmi gurur bhavān ||
ഹേ ബ്രഹ്മണാ, ഹേ ദ്വിജോത്തമാ! ഈ കാരണത്താലാണ് ഞാൻ നിങ്ങളെ നോക്കി ചിരിക്കുന്നത്; എന്നാൽ ഹേ ബ്രഹ്മണാ, നിങ്ങളെ അപമാനിക്കാനല്ല—നിങ്ങൾ എന്റെ ഗുരുവാണ്.
पुरोहित उवाच
Educational Q&A
Even when correcting or expressing disbelief toward a respected elder, one must avoid paribhava (contempt). Ethical speech preserves reverence for the guru while still allowing truthful admonition.
The priest addresses a Brahmin (called dvijottama) and explains that his laughter is prompted by a specific reason, but it is not meant to demean; he explicitly reaffirms the addressee’s status as his guru.