मातरं पितरं विप्रमाचार्य चावमन्य वै। स पश्यति फलं तस्य प्रेतराजवशं गतः॥
mātaraṃ pitaraṃ vipramācārya cāvamanya vai| sa paśyati phalaṃ tasya pretarājavaśaṃ gataḥ||
English Meaning
He that dishonour his father and mother* and spiritual preceptor, reap the fruit of his act on coming under the sway of the sovereign of the dead. *Unless he serve his parents, his heart does not incline to piety.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)