Shloka 142
ज्येष्ठ-कनिष्ठ-धर्मः — Duties of Elders and Juniors
Anuśāsana-parva 108
नरेश्वर! ब्राह्मणोंकी पूजा, देवताओंको नमस्कार और गुरुजनोंको प्रणाम स्नानके बाद ही करने चाहिये ।। अनिमन्त्रितो न गच्छेत यज्ञं गच्छेत दर्शक: । अनर्चिते हानायुष्यं गमनं तत्र भारत,बिना बुलाये कहीं भी न जाय, परंतु यज्ञ देखनेके लिये मनुष्य बिना बुलाये भी जा सकता है। भारत! जहाँ अपना आदर न होता हो, वहाँ जानेसे आयुका नाश होता है
Nareśvara! brāhmaṇānāṁ pūjā, devatānāṁ namaskāraḥ, gurujanānāṁ praṇāmaś ca snānād eva kartavyaḥ. Animantrito na gacchet yajñaṁ gacchet darśakaḥ. Anarcite hānāyuṣyaṁ gamanaṁ tatra, Bhārata.
Bhīṣma said: “O king, one should worship Brahmins, offer salutations to the gods, and bow to elders only after bathing. One should not go anywhere uninvited; however, a person may go uninvited to a sacrifice merely as a spectator. O Bhārata, going to a place where one is not honored diminishes one’s lifespan.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Maintain ritual and social propriety: perform acts of reverence (to Brahmins, deities, and elders) after bathing; avoid going uninvited, with the limited exception of attending a yajña as a mere observer; and do not go where one will not be respected, as such association is said to be life-diminishing.
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction to the Kuru king on dharma and right conduct, giving practical rules of daily etiquette—when to offer worship and salutations, when it is appropriate to visit, and what kinds of places should be avoided.