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THE RAMAYANA
hither. However with the desire to turn
you back, he told you these words.
इक्ष्वाकूणां हि सर्वेषां राजा भवति पूर्वजः ।
पूर्वजे नावरः पुत्रो ज्येष्ठो राज्येऽभिषिच्यते ॥
Among all the Ikshvakus, it is the eldest-
born who becomes the king. When the
eldest is alive, not the younger son, but
the eldest is installed in the kingdom.
पुरुषस्येह जातस्य भवन्ति गुरवस्त्रयः ।
आचार्यश्चैव काकुत्स्थ पिता माता च राघव ॥
O Raghava, descendant of Kakutstha, a
man born in this world has three gurus
or objects of reverence--preceptor, father
and mother.
पिता होनं जनयति पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ ।
प्रशां ददाति चाचार्यस्तस्मात् स गुरुरुच्यते ॥
O best of men, the father causes his
birth. And the preceptor gives him
wisdom. That is why he is called a guru.
सोऽहं ते पितुराचार्यस्तव चैव परन्तप ।
मम त्वं वचनं कुर्वन् नातिवर्तेः सतां गतिम् ॥
THE RAMAYANA
hither. However with the desire to turn
you back, he told you these words.
इक्ष्वाकूणां हि सर्वेषां राजा भवति पूर्वजः ।
पूर्वजे नावरः पुत्रो ज्येष्ठो राज्येऽभिषिच्यते ॥
Among all the Ikshvakus, it is the eldest-
born who becomes the king. When the
eldest is alive, not the younger son, but
the eldest is installed in the kingdom.
पुरुषस्येह जातस्य भवन्ति गुरवस्त्रयः ।
आचार्यश्चैव काकुत्स्थ पिता माता च राघव ॥
O Raghava, descendant of Kakutstha, a
man born in this world has three gurus
or objects of reverence--preceptor, father
and mother.
पिता होनं जनयति पुरुषं पुरुषर्षभ ।
प्रशां ददाति चाचार्यस्तस्मात् स गुरुरुच्यते ॥
O best of men, the father causes his
birth. And the preceptor gives him
wisdom. That is why he is called a guru.
सोऽहं ते पितुराचार्यस्तव चैव परन्तप ।
मम त्वं वचनं कुर्वन् नातिवर्तेः सतां गतिम् ॥