Shloka 14
उपवासविधि-प्रश्नः
Inquiry into the Discipline of Fasting
दशाचार्यानुपाध्याय उपाध्यायान् पिता दश
daśācāryān upādhyāyaḥ, upādhyāyān pitā daśa; gauraveṇa daśa pitṝn atikrāmati mātā; mātā hi svagauraveṇa pṛthivīm api tiraskaroti; tasmān mātṛsamo nānyo guruḥ.
ビーシュマは言った。「導師（ウパーディヤーヤ）は十人の教師にも勝り、父は十人の導師にも勝る。だが母は、その尊厳において十人の父すら凌ぐ。母は自らの偉大さによって、全大地さえも影に置く。ゆえに、母に等しいグル（師）はいない。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
The verse ranks sources of guidance and authority, culminating in the mother as the highest object of reverence; it teaches that gratitude, service, and respect toward one’s mother are central to dharma.
In the Anushasana Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising on righteous conduct, emphasizing the ethical priority of honoring parents—especially the mother—above other revered teachers.