देवपितृकार्याभ्यां न प्रमदितव्यम् । मातृदेवो भव । पितृदेवो भव । आचार्यदेवो भव । अतिथिदेवो भव । यान्यनवद्यानि कर्माणि । तानि सेवितव्यानि । नो इतराणि । यान्यस्माकं सुचरितानि । तानि त्वयोपास्यानि ॥
devapitṛkāryābhyāṃ na pramaditavyam | mātṛdevo bhava | pitṛdevo bhava | ācāryadevo bhava | atithidevo bhava | yānyanavadyāni karmāṇi | tāni sevitavyāni | no itarāṇi | yānyasmākaṃ sucaritāni | tāni tvayopāsyāni ||
Do not neglect your duties to the gods and the ancestors. Let your mother be a god to you. Let your father be a god to you. Let your teacher be a god to you. Let your guest be a god to you. Do those deeds that are blameless, and not others. Whatever good conduct you see in us, follow that,
देवताओं और पितरों के प्रति कर्तव्यों में आलस मत करो। माता को देवता मानो। पिता को देवता मानो। आचार्य को देवता मानो। अतिथि को देवता मानो। जो कर्म निर्दोष हैं, वही करो, दूसरे नहीं। हमारे जो अच्छे आचरण हैं, उन्हीं का तुम अनुसरण करो,
Honouring parents and teachers does not mean accepting abuse or harm from them; the verse itself asks you to follow only what is good. For abuse, call 112, the women's helpline 181, or Childline 1098.
माता-पिता और गुरु का आदर करने का अर्थ उनसे दुर्व्यवहार या हानि सहना नहीं है; यह श्लोक स्वयं केवल अच्छे का अनुसरण करने को कहता है। दुर्व्यवहार होने पर 112, महिला हेल्पलाइन 181 या चाइल्डलाइन 1098 पर संपर्क करें।
Meaning today and contextआज के लिए अर्थ और संदर्भ
Treat parents, teachers and guests with the reverence you would give the divine. Yet even the teacher says: copy only what is good in us, not everything we do. Respect does not mean switching off your own judgement.
माता-पिता, गुरु और अतिथि के प्रति वैसा ही आदर रखो जैसा ईश्वर के प्रति। फिर भी गुरु स्वयं कहते हैं: हममें जो अच्छा है केवल उसे अपनाओ, हमारा हर काम नहीं। आदर का अर्थ अपना विवेक बंद कर देना नहीं।
Taittirīya 1.11.2, the teacher's farewell continued: honour mother, father, teacher and guest as gods; do only blameless deeds; follow only the good in your teachers' conduct.