Shloka 83

मातापितृगुरुपूजा-प्रशंसा

Praise of Venerating Mother, Father, and Teacher

Devanagari script

ब्रह्मलोकं गुरोरव॑त्त्या नियमेन तरिष्यसि । यदि तुम इन तीनोंकी सेवामें कोई भूल नहीं करोगे तो तीनों लोकोंको जीत लोगे। पिताकी सेवासे इस लोकको, माताकी सेवासे परलोकको तथा नियमपूर्वक गुरुकी सेवासे ब्रह्मलोकको भी लाँध जाओगे

Transliteration

brahmalokaṁ guror avatyā niyamena tariṣyasi |

Translation

ビーシュマは言った。「戒律を守り、師に専心して仕えるなら、汝は梵天界（ブラフマローカ）さえも越えるであろう。父・母・グル（師）のこの三者への奉仕に過ちがなければ、汝はあたかも三界を征服する。父に仕えてこの世の成就を得、母に仕えて来世を得、規範に則って師に仕えることで、梵天界さえも超越するのだ。」

Word by Word

ब्रह्मलोकम्Brahma-world (Brahmaloka)

गुरोःof the teacher

वृत्त्याby conduct / by service (mode of behavior)

नियमेनby discipline / with observance (of rules)

तरिष्यसिyou will cross / you will pass beyond

Speaker

भीष्म उवाच

Characters & Entities

Bhishma

Brahmaloka

Guru

Father

Mother

Three worlds (Trailokya)

Character Dynamics

Dharma Sankata (Moral Dilemma)

War Context

Verse Rasa (Emotional Essence)

Philosophical Teaching

Political Layer

Geographic Context

Meter (Chandas)

Sandhi Notes

Educational Q&A

What is the core teaching?

Unfailing service to father, mother, and guru—especially disciplined service to the guru—is presented as a complete dharmic path that yields success here, merit in the hereafter, and even transcendence of the highest heavenly attainments.

What is happening in the narrative?

In the Shanti Parva’s instruction section, Bhishma continues advising Yudhishthira on dharma, emphasizing the ethical hierarchy of obligations and the spiritual power of devoted service to one’s parents and teacher.