Shloka 142
ज्येष्ठ-कनिष्ठ-धर्मः — Duties of Elders and Juniors
Anuśāsana-parva 108
नरेश्वर! ब्राह्मणोंकी पूजा, देवताओंको नमस्कार और गुरुजनोंको प्रणाम स्नानके बाद ही करने चाहिये ।।
Nareśvara! brāhmaṇānāṁ pūjā, devatānāṁ namaskāraḥ, gurujanānāṁ praṇāmaś ca snānād eva kartavyaḥ. Animantrito na gacchet yajñaṁ gacchet darśakaḥ. Anarcite hānāyuṣyaṁ gamanaṁ tatra, Bhārata.
Bhīṣma dit : «Ô roi, le culte rendu aux brāhmanes, les salutations aux dieux et la révérence aux maîtres et aux aînés ne doivent se faire qu’après le bain. On ne doit aller nulle part sans y être invité ; toutefois, on peut se rendre sans invitation à un sacrifice (yajña) seulement comme spectateur. Ô Bhārata, aller en un lieu où l’on n’est pas honoré diminue la durée de la vie.»
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Maintain ritual and social propriety: perform acts of reverence (to Brahmins, deities, and elders) after bathing; avoid going uninvited, with the limited exception of attending a yajña as a mere observer; and do not go where one will not be respected, as such association is said to be life-diminishing.
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma continues his instruction to the Kuru king on dharma and right conduct, giving practical rules of daily etiquette—when to offer worship and salutations, when it is appropriate to visit, and what kinds of places should be avoided.