Madhya 10.145

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স শুশ্রুবান্মাতরি ভার্গবেণ পিতুর্নিয়োগাৎ প্রহৃতং দ্বিষদ্বৎ ।
প্রত্যগৃহীদগ্রজশাসনং তদাজ্ঞা গুরূণাং হ্যবিচারণীয়া ॥ ১৪৫ ॥

sa susruvan matari bhargavena

pitur niyogat prahrtam dvisadvat

pratyagrhid agraja-sasanam tad

ajna gurunam hy avicaraniya

SYNONYMS

sah-He; susruvan-the brother of Lord Ramacandra; matari-unto the mother; bhargavena-by Parasurama; pituh-of the father; niyogat-by the order; prahrtam-killing; dvisat-vat-like an enemy; pratyagrhit-accepted; agraja-sasanam-the order of the elder brother; tat-that; ajna-order; gurunam-of superior persons, such as the spiritual master or father; hi-because; avicaraniya-to be obeyed without consideration.

TRANSLATION

" 'Being ordered by his father, Parasurama killed his mother, Renuka, just as if she were an enemy. Laksmana, the younger brother of Lord Ramacandra, immediately engaged Himself in the service of His elder brother and accepted His orders. The order of the spiritual master must be obeyed without consideration.'

PURPORT

This is a quotation from the Puranas (Raghu-vamsa 14.46). Lord Ramacandra's statement to Sita given below is from the Ramayana (Ayodhya-kanda 22.9).

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