Shloka 28
Śānti-parva Adhyāya 3: Karṇa’s training under Rāma Jāmadagnya and the Bhārgava restriction on the Brahmāstra
पिता गुरु्न संदेहो वेदविद्याप्रद: प्रभु: अतो भार्गव इत्युक्त मया गोत्र तवान्तिके
pitā gurau na saṁdeho vedavidyāpradaḥ prabhuḥ | ato bhārgava ity uktaṁ mayā gotraṁ tavāntike ||
সন্দেহ নাই—বেদ আৰু বিদ্যা দান কৰা শক্তিমান গুৰু পিতাৰ সমান; সেয়ে আপোনাৰ সন্মুখত মই মোৰ গোত্ৰ ‘ভাৰ্গৱ’ বুলি কৈছিলোঁ।
नारद उवाच
Educational Q&A
A teacher who imparts the Veda and knowledge is ethically regarded as equal to one’s father; gratitude and reverence toward such a guru are part of dharma.
Narada explains why he identified himself with the Bhārgava lineage: because the guru who grants Vedic learning is like a father, and lineage-identification is framed through that relationship in the given context.