राजा राष्ट्रकृतं पापं राजपापं पुरोहितः ।
भर्ता च स्त्री कृतं पापं शिश्यपापं गुरुर्व्रजेत् ॥
Meaning:
The king must answer for his country’s sin, the priest for the king’s sin, the husband for his wife’s sin and the guru for the disciple’s sin.
राजा राष्ट्रकृतं पापं राजपापं पुरोहितः ।
भर्ता च स्त्री कृतं पापं शिश्यपापं गुरुर्व्रजेत् ॥
Meaning:
The king must answer for his country’s sin, the priest for the king’s sin, the husband for his wife’s sin and the guru for the disciple’s sin.