Devanagari
अनुव्रतानां शिष्याणां पुत्राणां च द्विजोत्तम ।
अनापृष्टमपि ब्रूयुर्गुरवो दीनवत्सला: ॥ ३६ ॥
Verse text
anuvratānāṁ śiṣyāṇāṁ
putrāṇāṁ ca dvijottama
anāpṛṣṭam api brūyur
guravo dīna-vatsalāḥ
Synonyms
anuvratānām
—
the followers
;
śiṣyāṇām
—
of the disciples
;
putrāṇām
—
of the sons
;
ca
—
also
;
dvija
—
uttama — O best amongst the brāhmaṇas
;
anāpṛṣṭam
—
that which is not asked for
;
api
—
in spite of
;
brūyuḥ
—
please describe
;
guravaḥ
—
the spiritual masters
;
dīna
—
vatsalāḥ — who are kind to the needy .
Translation
O best among the brāhmaṇas, those who are spiritual masters are very kind to the needy. They are always kind to their followers, disciples and sons, and without being asked by them, the spiritual master describes all that is knowledge.
Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)
O best of the brāhmaṇas! Though not asked, the gurus who are concerned from the suffering teach what is necessary to their obedient students and sons.
I do not know the most valuable thing to ask for. You should speak about it by your mercy! The genitive case (anuvratānāṁ śisyānām) is used to represent the dative case.
Purport
There are many subjects to be known from the bona fide spiritual master. The followers, disciples and sons are all on one level for the bona fide spiritual master, and he is always kind to them and always speaks to them on transcendental subjects, even though he is not asked by them. That is the nature of the bona fide spiritual master. Vidura appealed to Maitreya Muni to speak on subjects about which he might not have asked.