Chapter 21 — Ayodhya Kanda, Sarga 21

Valmiki Ramayana — Ayodhya Kanda

Verse 21.12

गुरोरप्यवलिप्तस्य कार्याकार्यमजानतः। उत्पथं प्रतिपन्नस्य कार्य भवति शासनम्॥

gurorapyavaliptasya kāryākāryamajānataḥ| utpathaṃ pratipannasya kārya bhavati śāsanam||

English Meaning

Even a spiritual leader deserves chastisement if he is puffed up with pride, and is devoid of the power of judging good actions and bad, and when he is gone astray.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)