They, who do not honour their preceptors after receiving instruction from them by obeying them dutifully in thought and deed commit the sin of killing a foetus. There is no greater sinner in this world than this. Preceptors always treat their disciples with great affection. The latter should, therefore, reverse their preceptors duly.
विद्यां श्रुत्वा ये गुरुं नाद्रियन्ते प्रत्यासन्ना मनसा कर्मणा वा। तेषां पापं भ्रूणहत्याविशिष्टं नान्यस्तेभ्यः पापकृदस्ति लोके। यथैव ते गुरुभिर्भावनीर्या स्तथा तेषां गुरवोऽभ्यर्चनीयाः॥