Shloka 19
पापात्म-धर्मात्म-लक्षणम् तथा निर्वेदेन मोक्षमार्गः | Marks of the Sinful and the Righteous; Dispassion (Nirveda) as a Path to Liberation
तस्मात् पितुर्वच: कार्य न विचार्य कदाचन । पातकान्यपि पूयन्ते पितु: शासनकारिण:
tasmāt pitur vacaḥ kāryaṃ na vicārya kadācana | pātakāny api pūyante pituḥ śāsanakāriṇaḥ ||
ভীষ্মে ক’লে— সেয়ে পিতাৰ বাক্য পালনীয়; কেতিয়াও তাত দ্বিধা বা পুনৰ্বিচাৰ কৰা উচিত নহয়। যি পিতাৰ আদেশ মানে, তাৰ পাপো শুদ্ধ হয়।
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse teaches that obedience to a father’s instruction is a strong component of dharma; such obedience is portrayed as so meritorious that it can even purify one’s sins.
In the Śānti Parva’s dharma instruction, Bhīṣma is advising on righteous conduct, emphasizing the ethical weight traditionally given to honoring and executing a father’s command.