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paricaryA-yaso-lipsuh sisyAd gurur na hi

 

One who accepts disciples for personal sevice and fame is unfit to be a

guru. (Visnu Smrti)

 

 

(2)

snehAd vA lobhato vApi yo grhniyAd diksayA

tasmin gurau sa-sisye tat devata sApa Apatet

 

If a guru, disregarding the standard for giving diksha, gives the mantra to

his disciple out of greed or mundane affection, he is cursed by the gods

along with that disciple. (HBV 2.7)

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