Monday, 10 September 2012


BAD QUALITIES THAT MAKE A PERSON INELIGIBLE AND FIT TO BE REJECTED BY THE GURU





Now let us see what qualities disqualify a person from disciple- hood and therefore fit to be rejected by the guru. kulArNava says that a guru should never accept as his disciple, 

duShTavaMshodbhavaM duShTaM guNahInaM virUpiNam |
parashiShyaM ca pAShaNDaM ShaNDaM paNDitamAninam ||


One who is of a wicked descent, who is wicked, devoid of good qualities and who is ugly to look at, who is a disciple of another guru, who is a heretic who believes in a false doctrine, who is impotent and considers himself as a learned man when in fact he is not,

hInAdhikavikArAngaM vikalAvayavAnvitam |

pangumandhaMc a badhiraM malinaM vyAdhipIDitam ||

who possesses a body structure either with extra limbs or deficient limbs, who has deformed limbs, who is, lame, blind, or deaf, dirty and afflicted with disease, 

utsRShTaM durmukhaMcApi svecchAveShadharaM priye |

durvIkArAngaceShTAdi gatibhAShaNavIkShaNam ||

who has been excommunicated, who is foul mouthed, who is given to assuming an artificial appearance as he likes, who possesses malformed limbs and whose body language gait, speech and sight are also unnatural 

nidrAtandrA jaDAlasya dyUtAdi vyasanAnvitam |

kapATakuDyastambhAdau tirohitatanuM sadA |

who is sleepy, lazy, moron, who is addicted to gambling, one who always hides himself behind a door, wall or a pillar, i.e. one who is either shy or afraid of presenting himself before the guru,

antarbhaktikaraM kShudraM bAhyabhaktivivajItam ||

who is mean hearted and devoid of any signs of devotion

vyalIkavAdinaM stabdhaM proShitaM preShitam shaTham |

dhanastrIshuddhirahitaM niShedhavidhivancitam ||

who is a hypocrite, stubborn, inconspicuous, exiled, rogue, and who is impure in mind, words and deeds with respect to wealth and woman, involved in prohibited acts

rahasyabhedakaM vApi devi kAryavinAshakam |

mArjArabakavRttiMca randhrAnveShaNatatparam ||

who is not capable of protecting secrets and divulges them, who ruins any work, who is like a cat when it comes to acting in a stealthy manner, and who is like a crane in deceiving and who is always bent on finding flaws in others

mAyAvinaM kRtaghnaM ca pracchannAntaradAyakam |

vishvAsaghAtakaM svAmidrohiNaM pApakAriNam ||

who is given to employing deceit, who is ungrateful, hides his true self, who is treacherous, who is traitor, and sinful,

avishvAsakaraM saMshayAtmakaM siddhyakAGkShiNam |

AtatAyinamAditsu kopitaM kUTasAkShiNam ||

Who is untrustworthy, full of doubts, not interested in attainments, ever ready to injure others, angry, and embodiment of falsehood,

sarvapratArakaM devi sarvotkRShTAbhimAninam |

asatyaM niShThurAsaktaM grAmyAdibahubhAShiNam ||

who is deceitful, who considers himself as superior, untruthful, ruthless, indecent in speech and garrulous

durvIcArakutarkAdikArakaM kalahapriyam |

vRthAkShepakaraM mUrkhaM capalaM vAgviDambakam ||

who is possessed of wicked thoughts, who indulges in fallacious arguments, and fond of quarrelling, who is bent on raising undue objections, foolish, wavering, who is unreliable,

parokShe dUShaNakaraM pratyakShe priyavAdinam |

vAgbrahmavAdinaM vidyA cauramAtmaprashaMsakam ||

who praises others before them yet spreading slander and defiling them behind their backs, who professes to be a brahmavAdi but not a Brahman in deeds, resorts to plagiarism, and always praises himself,

guNAsahiShNumahitamArttakrodhanamambike |

vAcAlaM durjanasakhaM sarvalokavigarhitam ||

who is intolerant, unhelpful, distressed, who indulges in boastful talks, who keeps company of wicked people, condemned by all,

jihvopasthaparaM devi taskaraM pashuceShTitam |

akAraNadveShahAsakleshakrodhAdikAriNam ||

who is lustful, a thief, given to animal instincts, who, without any valid reasons, gets angry, or laughs, or gets distressed or hates others,

atihAsamakarmANaM marmAntaparihAsakam |

kAmukaM cAtinirlajjaM mithyAdushceShTasUcakam |

Who laughs excessively, sits idle without work, given to ridiculing, libidinous, shameless, inciting others to pursue false and wicked ways., 

asUyAmadamAtsarya dambhAhaMkArasaMyutam |

IrShyApAruShyapaishunyakArpaNyakrodhamAnasam ||

Who is an embodiment of all evil qualities like jealousy, hatred, anger, false pride ego, cruelty, cunningness etc

adhIraM duHkhinaM bhIrumashaktastavamAturam |

aprabuddhamatiM mandaM mUDhaM cintAkulaM viTam ||


who is a coward, unhappy, timid, incapable, sick, who is mentally immature, stupid, who is always engrossed in thoughts, knave

tRShNAlobhayutaM dInamatuShTaM sarvayAcakam |

bahvAshinaM kapaTinaM bhrAmakaM kuTilaM priye ||

bhaktishraddhA dayAshAnti dharmAcAravivajItam |

mAtApitRguruprAjna sadvacohAsyakArakam ||

kuladravyAdibIbhatsaM gurusevAbhimAninam |
strIdviShTaM samayabhraShTaM gurushaptaM kuleshvari |

who is avaricious, helpless, unhappy, beggar, gluttonous, cunning, wanderer , crooked, who is devoid of devotion, attentiveness, compassion, peace, righteous conduct, who mocks at the good words of his parents, teacher and elders who abhors kuladravya, who is not subservient to guru, who is hated by woman, who has fallen from samayamata and who has incurred the curse of the guru.

ityAdidurguNopetaM guruH shiShyaM vivarjayet ||

person endowed with such bad qualities should be summarily rejected by the guru

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