Shloka 253
येन प्रीणात्युपाध्यायं तेन स्याद् ब्रह्म पूजितम् । मनुष्य जिस व्यवहारसे पिताको प्रसन्न करता है, उससे भगवान् प्रजापति प्रसन्न होते हैं। जिस बर्तावसे वह माताको सन्तुष्ट करता है, उससे पृथ्वी देवीकी भी पूजा हो जाती है तथा जिससे वह उपाध्यायको तृप्त करता है, उसके द्वारा परब्रह्म परमात्माकी पूजा सम्पन्न हो जाती है
yena prīṇāty upādhyāyaṁ tena syād brahma pūjitam |
Bhīṣma said: By whatever conduct a person pleases his teacher, by that very conduct the Supreme Brahman is worshipped. Thus, honoring and satisfying one’s preceptor is not merely social courtesy; it is an ethical act that becomes a form of highest spiritual reverence.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Pleasing and honoring one’s teacher through proper conduct is itself a form of worship of the Supreme Brahman; ethical reverence toward the guru is elevated to the highest spiritual act.
In Bhīṣma’s instruction on dharma (Anuśāsana Parva), he explains how everyday duties—here, conduct toward the upādhyāya—carry sacred significance, equating the teacher’s satisfaction with worship of the highest reality.