Shloka 25

मातापितृगुरुपूजा-प्रशंसा

Praise of Venerating Mother, Father, and Teacher

Devanagari script

येन प्रीणाति पितरं तेन प्रीत: प्रजापति: । प्रीणाति मातरं येन पृथिवी तेन पूजिता,मनुष्य जिस कर्मसे पिताको प्रसन्न करता है, उसीके द्वारा प्रजापति ब्रह्माजीभी प्रसन्न होते हैं तथा जिस बर्तावसे वह माताको प्रसन्न कर लेता है, उसीके द्वारा समूची पृथ्वीकी भी पूजा हो जाती है

Translation

By whatever conduct a person gladdens his father, by that very conduct Prajāpati (Brahmā) is pleased. And by whatever conduct he gladdens his mother, by that very conduct the whole Earth is honored as though worshipped.

Word by Word

येनby which (act/means)

प्रीणातिpleases/satisfies

पितरम्father

तेनby that (same means)

प्रीतःpleased/satisfied

प्रजापतिःPrajāpati (Brahmā/creator)

प्रीणातिpleases/satisfies

मातरम्mother

येनby which (conduct/means)

पृथिवीthe earth

तेनby that (same means)

पूजिताhonoured/worshipped

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Cross References

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes