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देवपितृकार्याभ्यां न प्रमदितव्यम् । मातृदेवो भव ।
पितृदेवो भव । आचार्यदेवो भव । अतिथिदेवो भव ।
यान्यनवद्यानि कर्माणि । तानि सेवितव्यानि । नो इतराणि ।
यान्यस्माकꣳसुचरितानि । तानि त्वयोपास्यानि ।नो इतराणि ॥ २॥

devapitṛkāryābhyāṃ na pramaditavyam . mātṛdevo bhava .
pitṛdevo bhava . ācāryadevo bhava . atithidevo bhava .
yānyanavadyāni karmāṇi . tāni sevitavyāni . no itarāṇi .
yānyasmākagͫsucaritāni . tāni tvayopāsyāni . no itarāṇi.. 2..

Never swerve from your duties towards Gods and towards the departed souls (Manes). May the mother be, to thee, a God. May the father be to thee a God. May the Guru be to thee a God. May the guest be to thee a God.

Let only the actions that are free from blemishes be done – and not others. you must follow only those virtuous actions which are irreproachable – and not others.


Taittiriya Upanishad – 1-11-2 – Taittiriya-1-11-2-devapitṛkārya – In Sanskrit with English Transliteration, Meaning and Commentary by Adi Shankaracharya (Sankara Bhashya) – Taittiriya-1-11-2