Shloka 83
मातापितृगुरुपूजा-प्रशंसा
Praise of Venerating Mother, Father, and Teacher
ब्रह्मलोकं गुरोरव॑त्त्या नियमेन तरिष्यसि । यदि तुम इन तीनोंकी सेवामें कोई भूल नहीं करोगे तो तीनों लोकोंको जीत लोगे। पिताकी सेवासे इस लोकको, माताकी सेवासे परलोकको तथा नियमपूर्वक गुरुकी सेवासे ब्रह्मलोकको भी लाँध जाओगे
brahmalokaṁ guror avatyā niyamena tariṣyasi |
Bhishma said: “By disciplined observance and devoted service to the teacher, you will cross beyond even Brahmaloka. If you commit no lapse in serving these three—father, mother, and guru—you will, as it were, conquer the three worlds: through service to the father you gain success in this world; through service to the mother you gain the next world; and through rule-bound service to the guru you transcend even Brahmaloka.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Unfailing service to father, mother, and guru—especially disciplined service to the guru—is presented as a complete dharmic path that yields success here, merit in the hereafter, and even transcendence of the highest heavenly attainments.
In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on dharma, emphasizing the ethical hierarchy of obligations and the spiritual power of devoted service to one’s parents and teacher.