Shloka 11
Śikhaṇḍinī’s Marriage Arrangement and the Daśārṇa Envoy’s Accusation (शिखण्डिनी-विवाह-विप्रलम्भ-प्रसङ्गः)
देवानां प्रतिपत्तिश्न सत्या साधुमता सदा । किमु दुःखार्णवं प्राप्प तस्मादर्चयतां गुरून्
devānāṁ pratipattiś ca satyā sādhumatā sadā | kimu duḥkhārṇavaṁ prāpya tasmād arcayatāṁ gurūn ||
Bhīṣma sprach: „Für die Tugendhaften ist die ehrfürchtige Verehrung der Götter stets ein wahrer und heilsamer Weg. Um wie viel mehr für den, der in einen Ozean des Kummers geraten ist! Darum ehre die Ältesten und Lehrer und verehre die Götter.“
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that reverence toward the gods and honoring one’s elders/teachers is a consistently ‘true’ and beneficial path for the righteous, and it becomes even more necessary when one is overwhelmed by suffering.
In the Udyoga Parva’s counsel-filled setting, Bhishma addresses the listener with practical dharmic guidance: in a time of distress likened to an ocean of sorrow, one should take refuge in proper religious observance and respect for gurus.