Shloka 14
मातापितृगुरुपूजा-प्रशंसा
Praise of Venerating Mother, Father, and Teacher
न चास्मिन्नपरे लोके यशस्तस्य प्रकाशते । न चान्यदपि कल्याण परत्र समुदाह्ृतम्
na cāsminn apare loke yaśas tasya prakāśate | na cānyad api kalyāṇaṃ paratra samudāhṛtam ||
قال بهيشما: «لا في هذا العالم ولا في الآخر يسطع له صيتٌ حسن. ولا ينال في الدار الآخرة بسهولةٍ أيَّ خيرٍ مباركٍ آخر مما يُتحدَّث عنه؛ فتلك السعادات الموعودة لا تقع في متناول يده.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that unethical conduct destroys both worldly honor and otherworldly welfare: one loses good reputation here and forfeits the auspicious fruits promised for the hereafter.
In the Śānti Parva’s instruction to Yudhiṣṭhira, Bhīṣma continues a moral discourse, warning that a person who follows a blameworthy path gains neither public esteem in this life nor the declared blessings of the next.