Shloka 96
मातापितृगुरुपूजा-प्रशंसा
Praise of Venerating Mother, Father, and Teacher
यश: प्राप्स्यसि भद्रें ते धर्म च सुमहत्फलम् । भरतनन्दन! इसलिये तुम त्रिविध लोकस्वरूप इन तीनोंके प्रति उत्तम बर्ताव करो। तुम्हारा कल्याण हो। ऐसा करनेसे तुम्हें यश और महान् फल देनेवाले धर्म की प्राप्ति होगी
yaśaḥ prāpsyasi bhadre te dharmaṃ ca sumahat-phalam | bharatanandana! tasmāt tvaṃ trividha-loka-svarūpeṣu eṣu triṣu prati uttamaṃ vartasva | tava kalyāṇaṃ bhavatu | evaṃ kṛtvā tvaṃ yaśaḥ prāpsyasi mahad-phala-pradaṃ dharmaṃ ca |
Bhishma said: “You will attain fame, and you will also gain dharma that yields exceedingly great results—may it be well with you. Therefore, O joy of the Bharatas, conduct yourself in the best way toward these three, which embody the threefold form of the worlds. May welfare be yours. By acting thus, you will obtain fame and dharma that grants great fruit.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhishma teaches that excellent conduct toward the key triad that sustains the world-order leads to both worldly honor (yaśas) and spiritually potent dharma (great-fruit-bearing righteousness).
In Śānti Parva, Bhishma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on dharma after the war. Here he assures him of fame and great merit if he maintains exemplary behavior toward the ‘three’ that represent the threefold world-order, concluding with a blessing for his welfare.