Shloka 16
Marutta Seeks a Priest: Bṛhaspati’s Refusal and Nārada’s Guidance to Saṃvarta
Chapter 6
प्रत्याख्यातश्न तेनाहं जीवितुं नाद्य कामये । परित्यक्तश्न गुरुणा दूषितश्चास्मि नारद
pratyākhyātaś ca tena ahaṁ jīvituṁ na adya kāmaye | parityaktaś ca guruṇā dūṣitaś ca asmi nārada ||
摩鲁塔说道：“被他拒绝之后，我今日已不愿再活。被师长弃绝，又如同有罪之人般受责，啊那罗陀，我蒙受耻辱。若连自己的上师也如此摒弃我——仿佛把‘身为必死凡人’当作过失加诸其身——那么生命于我又有何意义？”
मरुत्त उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse highlights the ethical and psychological weight of the guru–disciple bond: a guru’s acceptance confers legitimacy and purpose, while repudiation can feel like moral condemnation. It also foregrounds the human struggle with mortality—being labeled ‘mortal’ as a defect becomes a trigger for shame and despair, inviting reflection on how dharma requires steadiness even when honor is wounded.
Marutta addresses the sage Nārada, confessing that he has been rejected and abandoned by his guru and publicly censured. Because of this repudiation, he declares he no longer wishes to live, framing his crisis as arising from disgrace and the stigma attached to his mortal condition.