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Shloka 25

धर्मनिन्दा–धर्मोपासनाफलम् तथा साध्वाचारलक्षणम्

Fruits of Disparaging vs. Observing Dharma; Marks of Good Conduct

Devanagari script

गुरुतल्पी गुरुद्रोही गुरुकुत्सारतिश्न यः । ब्रह्म॒विच्चापि पतति ब्राह्मणो ब्रह्मयोनित:

Transliteration

gurutalpī gurudrohī gurukutsāratiśnayaḥ | brahmavid cāpi patati brāhmaṇo brahmayonitaḥ ||

Translation

摩醯首罗言：即便是通达梵（Brahman）之婆罗门，若犯师床之罪（gurutaḷpī）、背叛师长，或沉溺于诋毁师长，亦将从婆罗门之出生中堕落。此颂警示：学识与灵知不能庇护犯下对上师重罪之人；对师之正行，被视为法（dharma）之根本。

Word by Word

गुरुतल्पीone who violates the guru’s bed (i.e., has intercourse with the guru’s wife)

गुरुद्रोहीone who betrays the guru

गुरुकुत्सारतिष्णुःone who is devoted to/indulges in reviling the guru

यःwho

ब्रह्मवित्knower of Brahman / Veda-knower

चeven/and

अपिeven/also

पततिfalls (down), degenerates

ब्राह्मणःa Brahmin

ब्रह्मयोनितःfrom the Brahman-source (i.e., from Brahminhood/holy origin)

Speaker

श्रीमहेश्वर उवाच

Characters & Entities

Śrī Maheśvara

guru

brāhmaṇa

Brahman

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Reverence and fidelity to the guru are non-negotiable pillars of dharma; even profound spiritual knowledge cannot counteract the moral collapse caused by violating, betraying, or slandering one’s teacher.

What is happening in the narrative?

Śrī Maheśvara states a rule of conduct: a Brahmin, even if a knower of Brahman, is spiritually and socially degraded if he commits severe offenses against the guru—especially sexual violation, betrayal, or habitual revilement.