Shloka 8
पन्थान: सर्वनेतारो यज्ञवाहा: सनातना: । पितृपैतामहीं गुर्वीमुद्गहन्ति धुरं सदा
panthānaḥ sarva-netāro yajña-vāhāḥ sanātanāḥ | pitṛ-paitāmahīṁ gurvīm udgahnanti dhuraṁ sadā ||
Bhīṣma berkata: “Kaum Brahmana adalah penunjuk jalan bagi semua—para pemimpin dan pemangku tradisi yajña yang abadi. Mereka senantiasa memikul kuk dharma yang berat, warisan para ayah dan leluhur.”
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse presents Brahmins as custodians of dharma and Vedic sacrificial culture: they guide society and uphold an inherited, demanding moral-religious responsibility across generations.
In Anushasana Parva, Bhishma instructs on dharma and social-religious duties. Here he emphasizes the Brahmin’s traditional role as teacher/guide and as one who sustains yajña and ancestral norms.