These days the education has become a business and acquiring education has become very expensive. Not only the so called Guru / teachers has lost interest in teaching. In Indian context the word Guru has lost the dignity and respect it had earlier. Our ancient Sanskrit language has highlighted this perennial problem of very costly education, which is increasing day by day through these lines :
गुरवो बहवः सन्ति शिष्यवित्तापहारकाः|
दुर्लभः स गुरुर्लोके शिष्यचिन्तापहारकः ||
Guravo bahavah santi shishyavittaapahaarakah.
Durlabhh sa gururloke shishyachintaapahaarakah.
Gurava = teachers.
Bahavah = too many
Santi = there are.
Sishyavittapahaarakah = Shishya + vitta + apahaarakah.
Shishya = student, pupil.
Vitta = money, wealth.
Apahaarakah = plunderer, stealer.
Durlabhah = rare, difficult to find.
Sa = that.
Gururloke = guruh + loke.
Loke = in this world.
Shishychintaapahaarakah. = shishya + chintaa + apahaarakah.
Chinta = worries, anxieties, queries.
i.e. In this World there are teachers aplenty who plunder the wealth of their students, but such teachers are rare who are committed to remove the ignorance and worries of their students.
There is another line written by Goswami Tulsidas which states :
"Harai Shishya Dhan Shok Na Harai, So Guru Ghor Narak Manh Parai"
It means that the Guru who takes away the wealth of his disciple but does not remove his grief, sorrow or ignorance, goes to a terrible hell.
This line is a reminder that the Guru should strive not only for the material benefit of his disciple, but also for his spiritual and mental well-being.
The above line shows the importance of education and the duty of a Guru. A true Guru is one who develops his disciple physically, mentally and spiritually and does not just rob him of his wealth. This line is relevant even today, especially in the field of education where commercialism has taken over.
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