Shloka 25
Brāhmaṇa-vandana: Criteria for Veneration, Disciplined Speech, and Protective Kingship (अनुशासनपर्व, अध्याय ८)
(दूरतो मातृवत् पूज्या विप्रदारा: सुरक्षया ।) सरल
dūrato mātṛvat pūjyā vipradārāḥ surakṣayā | tejasas tapasaś caiva nityaṃ bibhyed yudhiṣṭhira | ubhe caite parityājye tejaś caiva tapas tathā ||
ビーシュマは言った。「ユディシュティラよ、バラモンの妻たちは、母を敬うように、しかも護りを怠らぬよう配慮しつつ、うやうやしい距離を保って敬礼すべきである。人は常に、バラモンの霊的な光輝と苦行（タパス）の力に畏敬を抱かねばならぬ。そして彼らの前では、自らの光輝や苦行を誇る心を捨てよ。かかる聖なる力の前における敬虔、節制、謙虚こそが、まさにダルマなのである。」
भीष्म उवाच
Educational Q&A
Bhīṣma teaches that sacred authority grounded in learning and austerity must be approached with humility and restraint. One should honor Brāhmaṇas and especially safeguard and respectfully revere their wives, while abandoning any ego about one’s own power or ascetic achievements.
In the Anuśāsana Parva, Bhīṣma instructs Yudhiṣṭhira on conduct (dharma). Here he emphasizes social and ethical discipline: reverence toward Brāhmaṇas, protective respect toward their wives, and an attitude of awe toward the spiritual potency (tejas, tapas) associated with ascetic life.