Shloka 29
मातापितृगुरुपूजा-प्रशंसा
Praise of Venerating Mother, Father, and Teacher
किसी भी बर्तावके कारण गुरु अपमानके योग्य नहीं होता। इसी तरह माता और पिता भी अनादरके योग्य नहीं हैं। जैसे गुरु माननीय हैं, वैसे ही माता-पिता भी हैं ।। न ते5वमानमर्हन्ति न तेषां दूषयेत् कृतम् । गुरूणामेव सत्कारं विदुर्देवा महर्षिभि:,वे तीनों कदापि अपमानके योग्य नहीं हैं। उनके किये हुए किसी भी कार्यकी निन्दा नहीं करनी चाहिये। गुरुजनोंके इस सत्कारको देवता और महर्षि भी अपना सत्कार मानते हैं
bhīṣma uvāca | na te ’vamānam arhanti na teṣāṃ dūṣayet kṛtam | gurūṇām eva satkāraṃ vidur devā maharṣibhiḥ ||
Bhishma said: They are never fit to be treated with contempt, nor should what they have done be spoken of with blame. The honoring of elders—especially of teachers—is recognized even by the gods and the great seers as true honor.
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
One should not insult or disparage one’s primary elders—especially the guru (and by extension parents). Even if their actions appear flawed, dharma requires restraint from contempt and emphasizes honoring them as a pillar of moral and spiritual life.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction on dharma, Bhishma is teaching Yudhishthira principles of righteous conduct. Here he stresses the inviolability of respect toward elders/teachers (and the parental role implied in the surrounding context), noting that such reverence is upheld as authoritative even by gods and great sages.